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I   ^  i     \  THE 

Gentleman's  Magazine : 

AND 

Historical  Chronicle. 

From  January  to  June,  1815. 

Volume     LXXXV. 

(BEiHa  THE  EIGHTH  o;  a  NEW  SERIES.) 

PART   THE    FIRST. 

PKODSSSE  ET  DELECTARE.  E  PLURIBUS  UNUH, 

By  SYLVANUS    URBAN,  Gext. 


LONDON:  Printed   by    NICHOLS,  SON,  and  BENTLEY, 

at  CJc«ro'«  Head,  Red  Lion  Passage,  Fleet  Street ; 

where  Letters  are  particularly  requested  to  be  sent,  Post-Paid. 

And  sold  by  J.  HARRIS  (Successor  to  Mrs.  NEWBEKY), 

at  the  Corner  oiSt.  Paul's  Church  Yard,  Ludgale  Street ; 

and  by  Perthes  and  Besser,  Hamburgh.     1315. 


(    Ki    ) 


PREFACE 


TO   THE 


FIRST  PART  OF  fHE  EIGHTY-FIFTH  VOLUME. 


P, 


ERHAPS  there^is  no  epoch  ia  the  history  of  mankind,  comprehend- 
ing more  extraordinary  or  more  momentous  events,  than  have  been 
exhibited  in  the  few  short  months  which  have  elapsed,  since  we  made 
our  last  periodical  address  to  our  Friends  and  Readers. — ^The  tone  of  the 
address  was  exultation,  and  the  language  that  of  cheerfulness,  confi- 
dence, and  hope. — In  one  dark  and  gloomy  mom£nt.  the  aspect  of 
things  was  changed^  threatening  clouds  collected,  and  an  awful  and 
destructive  tempest  6nce  more  seemed  about  to  overwhelm  the  Earth ; 
War  and  Rapine,  and  every  variety  of  moral  Evil,  appearing  in  its  train« 
The  Arch-daemon,  who  doubtless  for  good  and  salutary  purposes  was 
long  permitted  to  inflict  misery  on  mankind,  had,  as  it  should  have  seem* 
ed,  been  disarmed  of  his  power  to  do  further  mischief,  had  been  secluded 
within  a  limited  area,  and  became  not  unwilling  to  leave  the  world  to 
recover  in  repose,  from  the  disasters  which  his  ambition  and  tyranny 
had  inflicted. — Not  so. — The  tiger  having  once  tasted  of  blood,  be- 
comes more  ravenous  and  ferocious — so  was  it  with  Napoleon  : 

Nullus  semel  ore  receptus 
Pollutas  patitur  sanguis  mansuescere  fauces. 

Once  more,  in  violation  of  every  sacred  obligation,  the  Fiend  burst 
fi'om  his  recess,  to  set  the  world  in  arms.  But,  by  the  blessing  of  Provi- 
dence, his  arts  again  have  failed  ;  and  though  torrents  of  blood,  of  the 
noblest  blood,  have  flowed,  they  have  not  flowed  in  vain.  The  monster  is 
again  driven  into  darkness  and  concealment,  there  to  lament  his  wretch- 
ed discomfiture  in  anguish  and  despair. — Short-sighted  man  !  as  if 
his  destiny,  his  fortune,  his  vain  and  constant  boasting,  was  to  regulate 
%he  order  of  things,  and  change  the  constitution  of  the  world.— Was  it 
consistent  with  common  reason  and  common  sense  to  imagine,  that  an 
obscure  adventurer,  arriving  by  a  series  of  bold  and  daring  actions  to 
the  enjoyment  of  unlimited  power,  should,  in  deliance  of  all  consisteiicy, 
and  experience,  and  justice,  be  suflbred  to  elevate  to  kingdoms,  princi- 
palities, and  powers,  a  needy  crowd  of  profligate  adventurers  like  him- 
self— It  was  not  in  human  nature  to  endure  so  strange  a  metamor- 
phosis. Such  a  system  carried  and  matured  within  itself  the  seeds  of 
its  own  dissolution  j  and  so  the  Event  has  proved,  and  we  trust  and  be- 
lieve it  will  never  again  manifest  to  society  its  vile  and  abominable  image, 

I^t  us  turn  to  fair^nd  jnore  enlivening  scenes  ;  and  heie  the  first 
object  which  occurs,  in  the  most  glorious  and  captivating  shape,  is 
Victory  under  the  bright  form  of  Wellington. — Merenti  gratias  asere 

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THE    GENTLEMAN'S  MAGAZINE, 
For    JANUARY,   1815. 


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Mr.  Urban,  Jan.  10. 

PRESUMING  the  tnonumental  in- 
scriptions inserted  in  the  two  last 
IMagazines  have  not  proved  unac- 
ceptable to  some  classes  of  readers ;  I 
must  claim  indulgence  for  the  inser- 
tion of  a  few  others,  which,  perhaps, 
are  not  less  simple,  correct,  and  ele- 
gant, than  those  coraiiuunicated  in  mj 
two  former  letters.  As  the  subjects 
of  them  are  far  removed  from  the 
reach  of  human  applause,  the  affec- 
tionate tribute  of  surviving  friends 
can  add  nothing  to  their  happiness  $ 
but  these  perishing  records  may  awa- 
ken reflection  in  the  minds  of  the 
thooghtless,  and  evince  to  al4  the  ex<^ 
celieoce  and  consolation  of  a  life  de- 
Toted  to  religious  duty  and  practical 
Christianity.       Yours,  &c.      J.  C. 

I.  In  Folkstone,  Church,  Kent. 

To  the  Memory  of  fVUliam  Langhome*, 
A.  M.  Curate  of  Folkstone,  who  died  in 
Fehruary  1772,  at  the  age  of  fifty -one. 

In  life  belov'd,  in  death  for  ever  dear, 
O  friend,  O  brother,  take  this  parting 
tear !  [sigh. 

If  Life  has  left  me  aut^bt  that  asks  a 
Tis  but  like  thee  to  live,  like  thee  to  die. 

John  Langhorne. 

Of  Langhorne' s  life,  be  this  memorial 

given,  [was  heaven  ; 

Whose  race  was  virtue,  and  whose  goal 
Not  through  the  selfish,  drear  unfriendly 

road  [trod ; 

Which  antient  moralists  and  sophists 
But  in  an  active  sphere  of  Christian  love, 
He  mov'd  himself,  and  will'd  mankind 

to  move. 
^Enthusiast's  confidence,  or  sceptic's  fear, 
Aflfected  not  his  equable  career; 
With  evangelic  eloquence  he  warm'd. 
With  reason  won  us,  and  with  meekness 

charm'd ; 
Shew'd  in  his  life,  his  converse,  and  his 

prayer,  [care. 

The  friend's  attachment,  and  the  pastor's 
Oft  would  he,   in  the  mines  of  antient 

lore, 
Historic  truth  and  moral  truth  explore  ; 

♦  He  published  **  Job,  a  Poem,"  a 
"  Paraphrase  of  Isaiah,"  and,  with  his 
brother,  the  «  Lives  of  Plutarch," 


Yet  was  bis  aim  to  dissipate  the  night 
Of  Pag:an's  doubts  by  Revelation's  light } 
The  Christian's  steady  plan  to  recook* 

mend. 
Just  in  Jts  source,  and  happy  in  its  end. 
Thus  to  his  flock,  whom  here  he  left  be- 
hind, [maukindy 
Thus  to  his  neighbours,  who  were  aA 
He  gave  e;xample  \o  pursue  with  zelal 
His  Saviour's  steps  to  -everlasting  weal  ; 
And  in  the  moment  of  expiring  breath. 
To  give  a  test  of  endlessr  joy  in  death*. 

II.  In  St.  Mary's  Redcliffe,  Bristol*. 

.  On  Mrs,  Fortune  Little,  wife  of  Mr.  John 
Little,  died  June  26,  1777,  aged  57. 

O  could  this,  verse  her  'bright  example 

spread,  '  [dead ; 

And  teach  the  liring  while  it  prals'd  the 
Then,  Reader,  should  it  speak  her  hope 

divine,  [thine : 

Not  to  record  her  faith,  but  strejigthett 
Then  should  her  every  virtue  statid  coj^ 

fess'd. 
Till  every  virtue  kindled  in  thy  breast : 
But  if  thou  slight  the  monitory  strain. 
And  she  has  liv'd,   at  least  to  thee,   tn 

vain. 
Yet  let  her  death  an  awful  lesson  give. 
The  dying  Christian  speaks  to  all  xhjxt 

live. 
Enough  for  h«r,  that  here  her  ashes  rea*. 
Till  God's  own   plaudit   shall  her  worth 

attest.  HANNAil  MORK. 

III.  In  the  Church-yard  of  Ann^f, 
in  Hertfordiihire. 

In  cottages  and  lonely  calls^ 
True  Piety  neglected  dwells  ; 
Till  call'd  to  Heav'n,  its  native  scat, 
Where  the  good  niiin  alone  is  great  5 
'Tis  then  this  humble  dust  shall  r'lse. 
And  view  its  Judge  with  cheerful  eyes  ; 
While  guilty  sinners  sink  afraid. 
And  call  the  mountains  to  their  aid, 

William  Somervillb, 

Mr.  Urban,  Jan,  11. 

THE  name  of  "  Anna  Seward"  in 
erroneously  mentioned  in  ^/o\, 
LXXXIV.  ii.  p.  515,  as  the  author  of 
the  epitaph  on  Mrs.  Grove.  1  read 
the  epitaph  many  years  ago  in  the 
South  transept  of  the  Cathedral  'aX 
Licbiield,  and  mentioning  it  at  Dr. 

FalcojoefS 


4  Epitaph  on  Mn,  Grove^ — Bust  of  Sbakspeare.      [Jan^. 

Falconer's,  where  I  dined,  said,  ''  I  original^  that  it  is  time  his  monu- 
suppcMed  it  was  by  Mis§  Seward,  mental  bust  in  Stratford  Church,  the 
tHe  FoeCess  of  the  placd:'' — *'  No,  eaHierft  antlieiitical^d  Kkenestof  our* 
hnieed  it  is  not,''  was  the  answer.  Bai'd,  shoutd  f'eCover  its  deserved  e^ 
*  It  was  written  by  her  husband  Dr.     timation. 

Gruve  hiiiiHelf;  and,  what  is  better,        In  your  Magazine  for  June  1759, 
she  d(;$crvcd  every  word  6f  it."  €pon     p.  257,  it  was  properfy  observed  bj 
thi^,  I  re-visited  the  monument,  and     the  Rev.  Joseph  Greene,  at  that  time 
fransCribed  the  epitaph.     I  knew  Mr.     master  of  our  free-school,  and  whose 
Grove  personally  at  Oxford,  when  he     contributions    occasionally    fondd  a 
w£A  there  superintendih^  the  educa-    place  in  your  early  nunibers,  that  the 
tion  of  his  son.     He  had  much  of  the    doubi  ithether  the  Stratford  bust  pre> 
gentleman  in  his  appearance,  a  hand-    served  any  resemblance  of  the  BarA 
some,  intelligent,  prepossessing  coun-    did  not  take  date  before  the  erection 
tenance,  and  was  i^cHoned  a  very  sen-    of  his  cenotaph  in  Westminster  Abbey  f 
jBtble  man.     H^  had  been  educated  at    the  admirers  of  which  upheld  the  opi" 
Oriel  College ;  M.A.  there  1765,  and    nion  that  the  country  figure  differed 
Ead  the  honorarv  degree  of  O.  C.  L.     as  much  from  the  likeness  of  the  Foet, 
in  1781.  He  used  to  live,  not  at  Lich«    as  it  did  from  the  face  in  the  Abbey  t 
£eld,  but  I  think  at  or  near  Coventry;    and  so  far  endeavoured  to  depreciate 
and  perhaps  gave  up  his  seat  there  to     its  merit.  From  that  period  our  Strain 
his  son  on  his  marriage,  and  then  came    ford  bust  has  sunk  iuto  comparative 
and  resided  in  the  Close  at  Lichfield,    neglect;  and  for  these  probabb  teh^ 
May  1  add,  that  I  have  some  reason  to    sons — that  ever  since  Scheemaker  exe-* 
believethatDr.Grove  has  occasionally     cuted  the  Abbey  bust  from  Zoust'i 
corresponded  with  Mr.  Urban  ?  painting,   which   mast  have  been  a 

Whether  the  other  two  epitaphs  are  copy,  as  his  earliest  known  picture  itt 
rightly  given  to  Hannah  M(»re  and  England  was  done,  according  to  Ma- 
Mrs.  Carter,  1  do  not  know.  Dr.  lone,  in  1657;  and  since  Roubiltae  ii 
Stonhousc,  who  wrote  many  religious  said  to  have  made  the  statue  of  our 
tracts,  a  piou*  good  man,  perhaps  a  Poet  from  the  Chandos  picture  for 
Iktle  tinctured  with  methodism,  was  Garrick,  from  the  latter  oi  which  th# 
likely  enough  to  be  the  author  of  an  Jubilee  Statue  presented  by  that  in- 
epitaph  for  his  wife.  But  I  do  not  imitableKoscius  to  our  Town  was  said, 
know  the  fact.  One  would  suppose  to  be  copied,  the  publick  have  formed 
from  these  copies,  that  the  names,  in  their  own  imagination,  and  acciis- 
"  Anna  Seward,"  **  Hannah  Morcj"  tomcd  themselves  to  a  likeness  of 
and  **  Elizabeth  Carter,"  are  inscribed  Shakspeare  very  different  from  what 
on  the  respective  monuments ;  and  if  it  probably  ought  to  be.  In  thia  tbej 
so,  my  memory  must  have  imposed  have  been  too  rang  assisted  by  the  en- 
upon  me  in  my  Lichfield  anecdote ;  gravings  of  Simon,  of  Vertue,  Hoih 
but  1^  verily  believe  that  I  am  right.  braken,  and  Earlom  ;  from  one  or 
Yours,  &c.  R.  C*       other  of  which  most  of  the  subsequeot 

^  prints  have  been  copied :  they  havA 

Mr.  Urban,      Lichfield,  Jan,  12,      been  familiarized  to  a/re9>c/rs}feif  head 

I  TRUST  you  will  feel  anxious  to  of  the  "  sweet  Swan  of  Avon"  by  the 
take  an  early  opportunity  of  cor-  incalculable  number  of  busts,  medals# 
recting  an  error  of  the  Correspondent  and  seats ;  and  by  Malone,  in  his  £ea^ 
who  has  attributed,  I  know  not  upon  lous  yet  ineffectual  endeavours  to 
what  ground,  the  much-admired  epi-  establish '  the  Chandos  canvai,  thdy 
taph  to  the  memory  of  Lucy  Grove,  have  been  taught  to  look  with  a  sit- 
in  Lichfield  Cathedral,  to  the  pen  of  percilious  indifference  upon  the*' pert- 
Miss  Seward,  when  in  fact  it  was  ness  in  the  countenance  of  the  Strat- 
written  by  her  husband,  William  ford  bust  totally  differing  from  that 
Grove,  Esq.  D.C.  L.  as  is  well  known  placid  composure  and  thoughtful  gra<^ 
to  many  persons  here,  as  well  as  to  vity  so  perceptible  in  hit  original 
Yours,  &c.  Auti-Fi^agiary.  [Chandos] portrait,and  his bestprinfeii 
—  The  statuary  (he  continues)  probably 

Mr.  Urban,  Jan,  13.      had  the  assistance  of  jome  picture* 

THfi  publick  have  been  so  long    and  failed  only  from  want  of  skill  to 
imposed  upon  by  the  numerous    copy  it*'* 
paintings  of  Shakspeare,  all  equalfy  Thus 


1 1 1 5.]  The  Bust  of  Sh^speare  ai  StratfoFd. 


Thus  powerfully  wUlBr^udice  and 
Drepouession  operate,  lliat  Ihe  Strat- 
ford bust  has,  howeyefy  been  iiame- 
ritedtj  ne^fected,  i«  most  unequivo- 
^ally  affirmed.     The  tradit'tou  of  the 
town  is,  fhat  it  was  copied  from  a  cast 
after  Nature,    a  practice  sufficieutlj 
*    j^reyaleut  in  that  age  to  support  oral 
commiinicatioQ.  ^' BuC  we  nose  still," 
fays  Mr.  Britton  in  his  Essay  prefixed 
to  Whittingham's  edition,  '<  a  better 
criterion,  and  a  more  forcible  argu- 
ment in  its  behalf ;  one  that  Jla^s 
conviction  to  the  eye  of  the  intelli- 
gent artist  and  anatomist.     This  it 
the  truth  of  the  drawing,  with  the  ac- 
curacy of  muscular  forms,  and  shape 
of  the  skull,  which  distinguishes  the 
bust  now  referred  tq^  ana  which  are 
evidences  of  a  skilful  sculptor."  That 
it  was  erected  within  seven  years  from 
the  Foet*s    death  is  certain,    being 
mentioned  by  Leonard  Digges  in  his 
verses  accompany  ing  the  first  folio  edi- 
tion of  Shakspeare's  dramatic  works, 
printed  in  1623 ;  and  though  L  cannot 
altogether  a^ree  with  the  late  Mr. 
Greene,  inhis  liefore-meutioned  letter, 
that  if  we  compare  the  earliest  en- 
graving which  was  made  of  the  Bard 
(that  of  Droeshout  in  the  first  folio) 
with  the  face  on  the  Stratford  Monu- 
ment, there  will  be  found  as  great  a 
resemblance  as  perhaps  can  well  be 
hetween  a  statue  and  a  picture,  ex- 
cept that  the  hair  is  described  rather 
shorter  and  straighter  on  the  latter 
than  on  the  former;  nor  coincide  with 
Mc.  Mailone,  who  could  not,  on  com- 
paring them,  trace  any  resemblance 
whatever  ;  yet  1  think  there  may  be 
found  a  considerable  similitude  of  our 
monumental  bust  to  this  print,  for 
the  correctness  of  which  we  have  his 
friend   Jonson*s   testimony ;  and  the 
"  surly  Ben"  would   surely  not  have 
unnecessarily  complimented  the  artist, 
nor  ventured  to  aiiirm  what,  had  it 
been  untrue,  numbers  then  living  could 
and  probably  would  have  denied.  The 
sculptors  of  that  period  seem  to  have 
excelled  the  engravers  in  their  respec- 
tive  arts ;    and    the   Stratford  bust, 
which  in  the  disposition  of  the  head 
indicates  some  acquaintance  with  Gre- 
cian models,  is  a  much  superior  spe- 
cimen of  the  labour  of  the  chisel,  than 
Droeshout*s  engraving:  is  of  that  of 
the  burin. 

The  intention  of  these  tedious  ob- 
servations, Mr.  Urban,  is  to  iutroduce 
the  meutiou  of  a  new  era  iu  the  his- 


tory of  our  Stratford  bust.  Ib  No* 
vember  1813,  I  gave  Mr.  Britton  a 
cast  which  1  had  made  of  this  /«€#» 
and  from  which  was  copied  the  wood- 
cut prefixed  to  his  '<  £s«ay.'i  Bv  that 
gentleman  the  original  was  duly  a^ 
preciated  $  and  in  consequence  Mr. 
George  Bullock,  of  Tenterden-street, 
Hanover-squre,  visited  Stratford  ia 
Decetaber  last,  with  such  sentimenlt 
as  animate  ttie  connoisseur,  aad  madia 
the  first  complete  cast  of  the  whola 
bust.  Let  it,  therefore,  he  hoped  that 
an  excellent  engraving,  upon  a  larga 
scale,  by  the  first  artist  in  England^ 
will  be  speedily  given  to  the  publick  { 
for  though  it  has  been  several  timet 
copied  with  the  monument  itself  (ia 
Dugdale's  Warwickshire;  in  Pope  aad 
Seweirs  8vo  edition,  1728,  by  Four^ 
drinier ;  in  Irelaod*s  Avon  )  Boydeirt 
Illustrations;  and  in  ray  own  History 
of  this  Town)  yet  most  of  them  ara 
incorrectly  and  all  of  them  unsati*- 
fiictorily  engraved.  To  multiply  tha 
casts  from  M  r.  Bullock's  first,  and  con* 
sequently  valuable  mould,  will  beaow 
impossible ;  for  after  that  which  }am 
has  in  London,  and  one  which  I  poa* 
sess  (the  latter  only  half  way  down 
the  1)ody  of  the  bus^)  were  made,  the 
original  mould  was  broken  up,  and 
thrown  into  the  Avon. 

The  Stratford  bust  is  carved  out  of 
a  sohd  block  of  stone  (perhaps  eithet 
Portland  or  Hath),  but  on  no  part  of 
it  could  be  discovered  any  name  or 
date.  By  comparing  the  style  and  tha 
quality  of  the  material  with  other 
contemporary  works  (between  1615 
and  1623)  a  probable  guess  may  be 
made  which  ot  the  few  eminent  artists 
of  Jarmes's  reign  might  have  executed 
it.  The  general  glare  of  light  beam- 
ing on  all  sides  through  the  Gothic 
windows  which  surround  the  monu- 
ment, is  certainly  disadvantageous  to 
the  appearance  of  the  features  of  Chis 
face ;  but  when  a  single  or  more  con- 
tracted light  is  properly  thrown  upoa 
it,  then  the  loftiness  and  beauty  of  the 
forehead,  the  handsome  shape  of  the 
nose,  the  remarkable  form  of  the 
mustachios  and  beard,  and  the  very 
peculiar  sweetness  of  expression  iu  the 
mouth,  are  particularly  strikin<)^.  At 
liist  sight  there  appears  an  extrava- 
gant length  in  the  upper  lip,  which, 
if  viewed  in  profile,  shews  in  truer 
proportion.  After  all,  it  appears  some- 
what long  ;  and  Lavater,  upon  what- 
ever principles  he  determined,    and 

whatever 


■ 

6     Sbakspeare. — History  of  Somersetshire. — Domesday.    [Jan. 

whatever  rcgdvA  his  phyKiognoraical  logue  of  the  bookseller,  and  the  ham- 
obtervatioas  deserve,  hat,  1  believe,  mer  of  the  auctiooeer,  afford  a  tuffi« 
mentioned  that  the  modern  busts  of  cient  prpof,  whenever  the  History  of 
Shakspcare  do  not  represent  a  man  of  Somerset  is  enrolled  in  the  pages  of 
genius,  from  the  invariable  shortness  the;  one,  or  subjected  to  the  vibration 
of  his  upper  liu.  of  the  other.  The  very  limited  pa- 
in the  desctiption  of  a  bust  neither  tronage,  which  the  venerable  and 
possessing  a  characteristic  pertnesi  of  well-qualified  Historian  of  the  neigh- 
cuuntenance,  nor  deficient  in  skilful-  bouring  County  of  Dorset  has  ezpe* 
ne8»  of  esecution't  a  busit  seen  to  the  rienced,  would  appear  to  afford  in  a* 
least  advantage  in  its  present  sit ua-  pecuniary  point  of^  view  an  unfayoar<^ 
tion,  so  lon<;  disregarded,  except  by  able  prospect  of  encouragement  Ut 
the  very  few,  whg,  having  had  the  such  an  undertaking ;  but,  sir,  when 
constant  opportunity,  have  been  in  the  extent  of  our  County,  its  infi- 
tbe  almost  daily  habit  of  contemnlat-  nitely  more  abundant  population,  and 
ing  and  admiring  it;  and  at  last  likely  the  perpetual  change  of  property,  to 
to  gain  its  due  value  in  the  opinion  of  which  that  population  necessarily 
the  illustrious  Bard*s  intelligent  coun-  gives  rise,  are  taken  into  considera- 
trymen,  when  its  merits  are  more  tion,  the  adventurer,  I  am  confident, 
fully  known  than  hitherto  they  have  would  not  feel  that  he  was  about  to 
been ;  it  may  be  at  present  improper  launch  into  an  uncertain  and  preca- 
further  to  intrude  upon  your  pages,  rious  speculation.  From  my  own  per- 
which  may  be  better  occupied,  if  not  sonal  knowledge,  I  can  affirm  that 
by  a  subject  more  interesting  to  those  Proposals  for  a  New  Hi^itoiry  of  So- 
who  boast  of  being  born  in  a  Qountry  merset  would  meet  with  general  at- 
which  produced  the  greatest  dramatic  tention ;  and  in  the  hope  that  these 
genius  in  the  world,  yet  by  composi-  remarks  will  be  considered  as  convey* 
lions  less  erratic  than  the  **  bald  dis-  ing  a  stimulus  to  the  exertions  of  the 
jointed  chaH"  of  'i^iug*  rather  than  a  reflection  on  the 
Yours,  &c.  R.  B.  Whelba.  labours  of  the  dead,  I  subscribe  my- 
Old  Towtiy  Stratford-upon-Avon,  self,  Urbani  Amicus. 

Mr.  Urban,  Jan,  7.  Mr.  Urban,  Jan,  7* 

AS  your  pages  have  always  afforded  I  N  the  margin  of  the  Domesday  Sufu 

a  ready  admission  to  any  obser-  J-  vey  of  Devonshire  an  abbreviation 

vations  relative  to  the  general  Topo-  occurs,  which,  as  I  believe,  is  not  to 

graphy  of  this  favoured  Isle,  and  as  be  found  in  any  other  pqrt  of  that 

County  History  in  particular  seems  at  Record.    It  stands  thus, 
present  to  held  a  deservedly  high  rank  ^7 

m  the  public  estimatioif;  I  venture  to  ^  P^^ 

address  you  iu  behalf  of  a  spot,  of  >n  small  characters,  and  appears  first 

wh,ich  but  a  very  unsatisfactory  and  at  folio  105,  and  again  at  folios  105  b. 

imperfect  account  has  hitherto  been  108 b.  110,  HI,  112, 112b.  113, 114b. 

given.    Thecounty-of  Somerset,  sir,  115,  and  116. 

has  laboured  under  the  misfortune  of       I  am  at  a  loss  for  its  meaning,  and 

having  had  an  Historian,  who,  for  the  shall  thank  any  of  your  Correspood- 

most  part,  has  been  diffuse,  where  a  ci^ts  who  will  assist  me  in  attaining  it. 
less  detailed  account  would  have  been        Mr.  Kelham  (in  Ddniesdajr  Book  II- 

desirable,  and  too  often  brief,  where  ^ustrated)  does  not  attempt  its  expla- 

a  more  ample  account  would  have  nation,  but  says  merely,  ^*  This  ab- 

been  acceptable  to  his  readers.     His  breviatiou   occurs  in  the  margin  of 

pen  was  not  calculated  for  the  office  Domesday,  p.  105,  in  six  places  sue* 

which  it  assumed}  and,  were  it  ne-  cessively,    and  once  in  p.  110;   but 

cessary,  numerous  instances  might  be  vrhat  the  signification  of  it  is,  or  to 

adduced,  in  which  profferred  informa-  "what  it  refers,  is  left  to  the  reader  to 

tion  was  too  hastily  canvassed,  and  determine." 

dociUments  of  an  intereMing  nature  Yours,  &c.  R.  R« 

too  cursorilv  investigated.    That  the  » 

opinion  of  the  residents  of  the  county        Mr.  Urban,  Middle  Temple^  Jan,  9. 

is  not  in  this  respect  at  variance  witff  ^T^HE  very  learned  Mr.  Bawdweo, 

that  of  the  pablick  at  large,  those  Jt    in  his  Translation  of  Domesday 

cqft&ia^nlmoos  of  mepit,  the  cata-  Book  for  Dorsftshire,  communicated 

to 


ISl  5.]    Domesday — Bishop  in  West  Indies.^— Dr.  Franklin.     7 

%o  the  Editor  of  the  Fourt)iJVoliiine  thoaghU  on  that  most  important  sub* 
of  theexceilentHistoryof  tbatCounty,  ject»  will,  I  am  persuaded,  be  accept^ 
bas  fallen  into  a  slight  hallucination,  able  to  many  admirers  of  the  useiul 
bjrenderingrps/i£cc/es2a"  the  Church  portion  of  his  multifarious  objects  of 
itself.'*  It  should  rather  be  "  the  same  research,  and  seems  to  be  a  tribute  of 
Church;**  namely,  the  Church  just  justice,  due  to  his  memory.  This  con- 
before  mentioned. — Collinson,  in  his  sideration  induces  me  to  indulge  a 
**  Somersetshire,*'  has  committed  the  hope,  that  the  insertion  of  the  fol- 
larae  mistake. — That  Ipsa  signifies  lowing  anecdote  in  a  Miscellany  so 
*<  the  same,**  is  evident  from  Ains-  generally  esteemed  and  that  has  so 
irorth.  And  accordingly,  in  the  Trans-  extensive  a  circulation  as  the  Gentle^ 
ktion  of  Domesday  for  Lefcestershire,  man's  Magazine,  ma^  not  be  deeradi 
the  indefatigable  Historian  of  that  an  improper  occupation  of  a  part  of 
County  renders  ipsa  Abhatia^  '*  the  one  of  its  yaluable  pages.  It  is  ez-» 
same  Abbey,**  p.  vi. ;  ipie  H,  "  the  tracted  from  *'  Travels  in  some  parts 
same  Henry,'*  p.  zii. ;  ipse  R,  '*  the  of  North  America,  in  the  years  1804, 
same  King,'*  &c.  &c.  1805,  and  1806.  By  Robert  Sutclifl; 
Yours,  &c.  Caradoc.  late  of  Sbe&ld,*'  one  of  the  Society 
»  of  Friends  (called  Quakers),  12rao* 
Mr.  Urban,                       Jan.  18.  printed  at  York,  1811  *.    The  Editor 

IN  the  Tiroes  of  Saturday  last,  Jan.  mforms   us  that  the  narrative  was 

14, 1  read  a  letter  signed  '*  Laicus,"  penned  without  the  remotest  thought 

on  the  state  of  the  Church  in  our  of  publication,    but  from  the  well* 

Westem  Colouies.    With   the  senti-  known  character  of  the  writer,    iti 

ments  uf  the  writer  I  perfectly  agree;  strict  veracjity  does  not  admit  of  a 

mnd  as  a  Church  establishment  in  the  doubt.     He  was  a  respectable  raer- 

£ast  was  formed  in  the  last  vear,  ce-  chant  in  Sheffield,  and  his  extensive 

lebrated  for  many  memorable  events,  dealings   with   transatlantic  connec- 

and  that  one  not  among  the  least,  I  tions  led  him  to  make  two  voyages 

do  think  that  a  resident  Bishop  should  to  North  America.      Several   years 

be  sent  out  by  the  Prince  Regent  for  elapsed,  after  his  return  from  the  lat- 

the  Ecclesiastical  Government  of  the  ter  in  1806,  before  he  consented  to 

Colonies.     It  was  at  first,  perhaps,  permit  the  manuscript  containing  the 

well   ordered,    that   they  should   be  observations  he    had  committed    to 

placed  under  the  care  of  the  Bishop  writing,    to   go  to  the  press,    from 

of  London  ;  but  it  could  not  be  sup-  whence  its  contents  had  issued  but  a 

posed  that  they  were  always  to  con-  short  time,  when  it  pleased  Provi- 

tinue  so,    when  that  Prelate  has  So  dence  to  remove  him  from  this  state 

large  a  Diocese  at  home.  Besides,  the  of  existence. 

inhabitants  of  the  Colonies  must  be,  A  Friend  to  Accuracy. 

as  things  are,  without  evidently,  as  the  p^^e  225.    **  Philadelphia,  3rd  month 

writer  expresses,    some  useful   Epis-  31,1806.     In  conversation  this  evening 

copal  ntes  !     Probably  some  of  y\>ur  with  Samuel  Bryant,  a  son  of  the  Judg« 

friends  know  a  reason  why  a  Bishop  of  that  name,  he  mentioned  that  Doctor 

«i}ould  not  be  sent  to  reside  in  Ja-  Franklin  was  an  intimate  friend  of  his 

inaica.           Yours,  &c.          Amicus.  father's,  and  that,  in  consequence,  there 

M  was  a  frequent  intercourse  between  the 

Dr.  FRANKLIN'S  lastTHOUGHTS  two  families.     Amongst  a   number  of 

ON  RELIGION.  anecdotes  rftlatin|^  to  tlie  Doctor,  h»  re- 

THATlhenameof  Benjamin  Frank-  ^'ited  one  respecting  his  religious  opini- 

lin  cannot  fail  of  occupying  a  ""'»  ^^'''!?  appeared  to  me  worth  pre- 

conspiciious  place  in  future  histories  'f^i"^v    ^^  ''  ^'  ^"^^^'j  ^^.^^^^^^^^ 

oftheeighteenthcentury,wi|l,Ihave  the  Doctor  was  upon  his  death  bed,  he 

no  doub?,  he  readily  admitted  ;  also,  T.VTj.^/ f  IT^ -"^r      .  ^''^^  n 

Tl   .      r  i!-     J-  *•         •  u   J            .1  great   respect   for   his   jiubmcut  in   all 

that  of  his  distinguished  mental  en-  ^i^j^^,  .   l^^^^  j^^^.j^^^  enterrained  doubts 

(lowraeuts,  as  well  as  the  extent  of  j^  ^j^  y,^,^  ,,,i,i^j  ^^  t„  ^^^^  ^^.^^^^  ^^^  ^y^^ 

his  scieutific  attainments,  there  can  Scriptures,  he  thou^rat  that  this  awful 

be  but  one  opinion.    Still,  as  there  is      _^ __^ 

reason  to  believe  that  his  sentiments  #  Sce  vol.  LXXXIII.  Pan  II.  p.  416, 

on  the  great  concern  of  Reli<=;ion  va-  •  for  some  anecuoles  of  iho  latf  lamented 

ried  at  difterent  periods  of  his  loni^  GeneralMoreau,rxM<'/;tcdfr)m  the  same 

life,  an  authentic  ej^hibitiou  o4  iuu  hst  publication 

period 


period  afforded  a  luhable  opportunity  of 
consiiltiDg  the  Doctor  on  this  important 
•abject.  Accordingly  be  introduced  it 
in  a  solemn,  veightyy  manner,  inquiring 
•f  the  Doctor  what  were  bis  sentiments 
is  to  the  truth  of  the  Scr|ptares.  On 
the  question  being  put,  altbongh  he  was 
in  a  Tery  weak  state,  and  neir  his  close, 
be  replied,  *  Young  man !  my  advice  to 
|rou  is,  that  you  cultivate  an  acquaint- 
4Bce  with,  and  a  firm  belief  in  the  Holy 
Seriptures :  this  is  your  certain  interest'.' 


>  f» 


S     Dr.  frai&Kn.— i^wriZy  of  Greatrakes. — Mrs.  Carter.    [Jan^ 

Hon.  William  Lord  RiTertdale  ob^ 
tained  a  decree  of  Court  for  the  said 
of  the  mortgaged  premises.  They 
were  according^  sold  to  Mr.  Adderley 
Willcocks ;  and  m  the  deed  of  convey- 
aooe  4he  before-mentioned  Williani 
Baron  Riversdale,  Mary  Great rak«s 
(widow  of  Osborne  Greatrakes),  An^ 
tbony  Hampis,  Esq.  and  Frances  Sam- 
pis  (otherwise  Greatrakes)  his  wrfey 
and  Mary,  Catherine,  and  Sarah  Great- 
rakes, dau«:hter8  and  coheiresses  of 
the  late  Osborne  Greatrakes,  are 
stated  to  be  consenting  parties. 

William  Greatrakes,  of  Clashder- 
mot,  the  younger  son  (the  supposed 
Junius)  is  styled  usually  in  these  Pa- 
pers, "  Williani  Greatrakes,  of  tbe 
city  of  Cork,  Esq.**  He  appears  to 
have  had  a  property  (I  believe  under 
a  lease)  in  the  barony  of  Duhallow, 
CO.  Cork,  which  he  conveyed  to  Tho- 
mas Chatterton,  Gent,  of  I  he  city  of 
Cork,  viz,  *'  all  that  and  those  the 
lands  of  Knockanerobart,  Nancy's 
Farm,  ^Keel,  and  Milleen,  situate  ia 
the  parish  of  Culleen,  barony  of  Du^ 
hallow,  and  county  of  Cork,  contain- 
ing 328  plantation  acres,  and  also  the 
lands  of  Knockigillane,  in  the  saraa 
barony." 

Of  Mr.  William  Great rakes's  claims 
to  the  authorship  of  Juniu8*s  Letters., 
I  do  not  feel  myself  entitled  to  gii« 
any  opinion. 

Yours,  &c.  G.  H.W. 


Mr,  Urban,  Jan.  18.  . 

THE  attention  of  the  publick  being 
a  good  deal  tamed  to  William 
QreatfaKos,  I  send  some  particulars 
relative  to  hts  family,  drawn  up  from 
papers  in  my  possession.  '*  Allen 
Greatrakes,  of  £lashdermot»  in  the 
Barony  of  Imokiliy,  and  county  of 
Cork,  Gentleman,"  (so  styled  in  a 
liiase  dated  March  0,  .nS5,  granted 
to  him  by  Richard  Supple,  Esq.*  of 
the  lands  of  Monelahan,  co.  Cork,) 
bad  three  tons  and  a  daughter,  Eliza- 
beth Greatrakes,  wife  of  ....Cour- 
tooay,  of  Li8more,co.  Waterford,  and 
now  living  at  an  advanced  age.  The 
^ona  were  Osborne  Greatrakes,  /TsV- 
lUm  G  reatrakcs,  fid  mood  Greatrakes, 
mentioned  in  the  above  lease,  but 
•U|)oo6ed  to  have  died  young,  as  no 
farther  account  of  him  occurs.  Allen 
Greatrakes,  the  father,  devisied  the 
lands  of  Clashdermot  and  Monelahan 
to  his  SOBS  Osborne  and  fVilliam,  of 
which  they  made  a  division,  Osborne 
taking  Monelahan,  and  IVUliam  Chuh- 
^ermot. 

Osborne  Greatrakes,  the  eldest  son, 
resided  at  the  town  of  Youghall,  cp. 
Cork  {  he  is  described  ia  the  Papers 
sometimes  as  **  Osborne  Greatrakes, 
MerekanW  at  others,  as  **  Osborne 
Greatrakes,  Mariner.'*  By  his  wife, 
who  was  named  Mary,  he  lefl  four 
daug^iters  and  coheiresses,  viz,  I. 
Frances^wife  of  Anthony  Sampis,  Esq. 
8.  Mary  ;  3.  Catherine ;  4.  Sarah. 
This  Osborne  Greatrakes  mortgaged 
his  leasehold  lands  of  Monelahan  and 
premises  in  Yonghal  to  Richard  Hut- 
cfaeson,  Esq.  by  whom  the  Mortgage 
was  assigned  to  Colonel  Richard  Ton- 
son,  M.  P.  for  the  borough  of  Balti- 
more,   whose  descendant  the  Right 

•  Richard  Supple,  Esq.  of  Ahadoe, 
CO.  Cork,  (the  lessor  of  Allan  Great- 
rakes J  was  father  of  Sir  Richard  Drooke^ 
Bait,  of  Northamptonshire.        , 


Mr.  UaBAN,  Jan,  19* 

IN  vol.  LXXXIV.  Fart  ii.  p.  864, 
are  some  lines  *'  Ad  Elisam  Pop! 
horto  lauroscarpentem,"  also  a  trao»' 
latioo  of  them,  both  sent  by  a  Cor<- 
respondent,  signed  Oxoniensis.  I  need 
not  tell  you,  Mr.  Urban,  that  th« 
Eliza  so  celebrated,  was  the  late  learned 
and  excellent  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Carter, 
the  translator  of  Epictetus.  But,  on 
turning  to  the  Memoirs  of  that  lady^ 
by  her  Nephew  the  Rev.  Montagu 
Pennington,  p.  25  of  the  quarto  edi- 
tion, 1  was  induced  to  refer  back  to 
the  year  1738,  of  your  valuable  Mis- 
cellany, aad  there  found  not  only  tbe 
original  Latin  verses,  p.  S72,  but  three 
several  translations,  or  rather  imita- 
tions of  tliem.  Also  a  Latin  aonwer  to 
the  Epigram,  and  a  translation  of  the 
same,  both  I  believe  from  the  peo  of 
tiie  learned  and  modest  object  of  the 
first  well-4uerited  compliment. 

Yours,  dEC    A  CoHtTAlIT  R«4DBB. 

Mr. 


ISIS.] 


Destripiiim  tf  Harefield  mi  its  Owners. 


HARfiFIBLb-PLACK  (•  Tiew 
of  which  furnif  ihe  FroKUt' 
fiece  t0  our  present  Folume^  it  to 
tbij  detcribcd  b>  Mr,  L|t<>af,  in  hit 
«  MiddieMZ  Ptrithcit,'*  that  I  bq^ 
jou  to  iBtert  bit  owo  wordt  i 

**  In  the  innrty  of  Dometdnj*  th« 
lUUBe  of  thit  parish  is  written  Herefelle ; 
hi  other  antient  rtoords,  Herfeld,  Here- 
Mde,  and  Herfteld.  Harefeld  in  th^ 
Saion  is  literally  the  *  hare  field.' 

•*  The  parish  of  Harefield  lies  in  the 
hundred  of  Elthome, '  and  fnrtnt  the 
North-west  anf^e  of  the  county  of  Mid- 
dlesex, bi^iii^  bounded  on  the  North  by 
Rickroaiitworth  in  Hertfordshire;  on 
the  Wett  by  the  river  Colne,  which  sepa- 
rates it  from  Denbam  in  Bucktnfbaro^ 
shirt ;  on  the  Suoth  by  Hillingdon ;  and 
oa  the  East  by  Iclceubani  and  Rislip. 
Tbt  Tillage  is  pleasantly  situated  on 
firing  ground,  three  miles  from  Ux- 
bridgc,  and  eighteetvfrom  London. 

'•The  manor  of  Harefield  is  thus  de- 
tferibed  in  the  survey  of  Domesday  :— 
'  Richard,  son  of  Gilbert  the  Eart  (of 
BriooJ  holds  Hrrefelle,  which  is  taxed 
at  five  hides.  The  land  is  five  carucates. 
Two  hides  are  in  demesne^  on  wblchtbert 
are  two  ploughs.  The  villans  have  three 
ploughs.  Tb«<  priest  has  one  virgate  ; 
there  arc  five  villans,  who  bold  a  virgate 
each;  seven  bordars,  who  have  five 
acres  each,  and  one  bordar,  who  has' 
three  acres;  there  are  three  cottars,  and 
three  slaves,  two  mills  yielding  15*. 
rent,  four  fisheries  yieliling  I«00  eels, 
meadow  equal  to  one  carncate,  pas- 
ture for  the  cattle  of  the  matior,  and 
pannage  for  1200  ho§^s.  The  total 
annual  value  is  12/.;  it  was  only  8/. 
when  entered  upon  by  the  present  owner; 
in  King  Edward  (the  Confessor's)  time 
n>eing  then  the  property  <»f  the  Countess 
Goda,)  it  was  14/.' —  Richard,  son  of 
Silbert  Earl  of  Briou,  was  sometime 
called  Richard  Fitz  Gilbert,  sometime. 
Richard  de  Tonbridge,  and  sometime 
Ricbani  de  Clare  :  from  bim  it  seems  to 
have  descended  to  Alice,  daughter  of 
Geoffrey,  and  granddaughter  of  Baldwin 
de  Clare. 

**  l&y  a  quo  watTantOy  bearing  date  K84, 
it  appears,  that  Roger  de  Bache worth 
was  then  lord  of  the  manor  of  Harefield, 
and  that  he  and  bis  ancestors  bad  en- 
}oyed  it,  with  all  its  rights  and  privileges, 
from  time  immemorial,  paying  a  small 
^it-rent  to  the  Honour  of  Clare.  Sir 
Richard  de  Bachewortb,  in  the  year  1315, 
granted  this  manor  to  Simon  de  Swan- 
land,  who  married  the  elder  daughter 
and  co-heir  of  bis  brother  Roger.  Tbit 
Vr  Richiwd  aftclrwards  took  upon  bioii 

Gbht.  !!▲«•  jMiHirjfy  19U. 

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the  habit  of  the  Khightt  RotpltallMA  i 
and  his  wife  Margaret,  who  had  dowtr. 
assigned  her  in  Harefield,  to«>k  the  ^nSL 
William,  ton  of  Sir  Simon  de  SwanUiaily 
bad  three  sons,  two  of  whom  died  Mk 
their  infoncy,  andjthe  third  left  no  Ittnt. 
Joanna,    the  only   daughter,    marria^ 
John  Newdegate,    who  was  afterwaffA 
knighted,  and  served  .In   the  wart    1^ 
Fr;ince  under  Edward  Itt.     Id  the  yciil^ 
1585,  John  Newdegate,  esq.  the  elghik 
in   lineal  descant  from  Sir  John,  who 
married  Joanna  Swanland,  exchangoA 
the  manor  of  Harefield,  with  Sir  Edoiand 
Anderson,    Lord   Cbieif  Justice  of  thib 
Common  Pleas,  fbrthe  manor  of  Aifmijr 
in  Warwickshire,  which  has  ever  sloth, 
been  the  principal  seat  of  the  fkmlhf. 
Sir  Edmoira  Anderson,   in    i6Qfl,  toM 
Harefield  to  Sir  Thomas  Egerton,  Lord 
Keeper    of  the    Great  Seal ;    bis   Wifefy 
Alice  Countea^  Dowager  of  Derby,  aii4 
Lady  Anne,   Laily  Prances,    and  Lsui|r 
Elizabeth  Stanley,  her  daughters.    Th^ 
Lord  Keeper  >died  in  1617,  being  theft 
Viscount   Brackley;     the    Countest    cf 
Derby,  in    1637.    Lady  Anne  Stanlt)^ 
the  eldest  daughter,  married  Grey  Loiv 
Chandos;  and  alter  his  death,  Mcrthl 
Earl  of  CastlebaYcn.     She  survived  Ikt 
mother  only    ten  years ;    and  on  bef 
death,  George  Lord  Chandos  (her  ddatt 
son  by  her  tirtt  husband)  Inherited  tka 
manor  of  Harefield,    pursuant  to  tbtt 
deed  of   I601.     Lord  Chandos  died   in 
February  16*55,  having  bequi^athed  it  by 
will  to  his  wife  Jane.     In  the  month  of 
October  following,  Lady  Chandos  mar- 
ried Sir  William  SeUley,  hart.    Sir  Wil- 
liam  died  in    1656;    and  in    1657    hit 
widow  took  a  third   husband,    Ge  orge 
Pitt,  esq.  of  Stratfield  Say,  in  the  county 
of  Southampton.     Having  vested  all  her 
estates,  by  a  deed  bearing  date  1673>    in 
Mr.  Pitt  and  his  heirs,  he,  in  conjXincti  on 
with  his  trustees,  in  the  month  of  Feb- 
ruary 1675,   (his  lady  being  still  living) 
conveyed  by  bargain  and  sale  the  madort 
of  Harefield  and  Moreball  to  Sir  Richard 
Newdegate,    hart.    Serjeant    at   .Law, 
younger  sen  of  Sir  John  Newdegate,  and 
grandson  of  John  Newdegate,  esq.  who 
had  exchanged  them  with  Sir  Edmund 
Anderson.     Having  been  thus  restored 
to  the  Newdegate  family  again,  they  have 
continued  in  it  ever  since,  and  are  now 
[1800J  the  property  of  Sir  Roger  Newdi- 
gate,  bart.  who  is  the  thirteenth  in  de- 
scent from  Sir  John  Newdegate  first  men- 
tioned,    il  is  remarkable  that  this  ma- 
nor (with  the  exception  of  a  temporary 
alienation)  has  descended  by  intermar- 
riages, and  a  regular  succession  (in  the 
families  of  Bachewortb,  Swanland,  and 
Newdegate,)  from  the  year  1 864,  when, 
by  the  verdict  of  a  Jury,  it  appeared 

that 


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Description  of  Harefield  and  its  Owners, 


[JaB» 


tbat  Rog^er  de  Bachewortb,  and  hi»  an- 
ce^orSy  had  then  held  it  from  tiqoe  ini' 
memorial.  It  is  the  only  instance  in 
which  I  have  traced  such  remote  pos- 
"^  session  in  the  county  of  Middlesex. 

**  Harefield  Place,  situated  near  the 
Church,  [of  both  of  which  a  s:ood  view 
is  given  in  Mr.  Lysons's  Work,]  was  ihe 
antient  Mansion-house  of  the  Lords  of 
the  Manor,  and  for  many  years   a  seat 
of    the   Newdegate  family.     After  the 
alienation  before  mentioned,  it  became 
the  successive  residence  of  Lord  Chief 
Justice  An«ierson,  and  the  Lord  Keeper 
E^gerton.     The    Countess    Dowager    of 
Perby,  wife  of  tlui  Lord  Keeper,  (and 
with  him  joint  purchaser  of  the  manor,) 
continued    to  reside    here    during   her 
second  widowhood.     Here  she  was  ho- 
noured with  a  visit  from  ^ueen  Eliza- 
beth, whom  she   received  with  all  the 
pomp  and  pageantry  of  those  days  *.     Sir 
Roger  Newdigat(*  was  onci;  possessed  of 
an  account  in  MS.  of  this  visit,  with  a 
collection  of  the  complimentary  speeches 
with   which,    as    wa#  customary    upon 
those  occasions,  she  was  adilrt  ssed.   The 
MSJs  unfortunately  lostf  ;  but  Sir  Roger 
Newdigate  recollects,   thul  she  was  first 
welcomed  at  a  farm-house,  now  called 
Dew's  farm,   by  several  allegorical  per- 
soiis,  who  attended  her  to  a  long  avenue 
of  elms  leading  to  the  hf>use,  which  ob- 
tained from  this  circumstance  the  name 
of   The  Queen's  JValk.      Four  trees  of 
this  avenue  still  remain,  and  the  greater 
part  were  standing  not  many  years  ago. 
It  was  at  Harefield  Place  also  that  Mil- 
ton's   Arcades  was    performed    by  the 
Countess     of     Derby's     grandchildren. 
That  great  Poet,   during  the   time   he 
lived  at  Horton  with  his  father,    (viz. 
from  1632  to  16*37,)  was,  it  is  probable, 
a  frequent  visitor  at  Harefield.     Afl4ir 
the  death    of   the  Countess   of  Derby, 
Harefield  Place  was  inhai)ited  by  George 
Lord  Chandos,  her  grandson.    This  No- 
bleman»  during  the  civil  war,  attached 
himself  to  the  royal  cause,  aiul  behaved 
with  great  gallantry  at  the   battle  of 
Newbury,  having  three  horses  shot  under 
him.  .  When  the  republican  party  had 

•  The  Queen  was  twice  at  Harefield. 
in  1601  she  visited  Sir  Edward  Anderson 
there;  and  la  1602  Sir  Thomas  Egerton. 
See  the  Queen's  Progresses,  vol,  H. 
1601,  1603,  pp.  20,  21  ;  and  Vol.  HI. 
Preface,  p.  xviii.  Edit. 

^  Not  long  before  the  death  of  Sir 
fijoger  Newdigate,  this  curious  MS. 
(which  had  for  many  years  been  missing) 
was  found  in  a  volume  of  **  Strype's 
^Lnnals;"    and  a  transcript  of  it  was 

Sade  (see  LXXVL  1074 ;  LXXVH.  633.) 
it  both  the  original  and  the  cqpy  were 
tCMin  after  again  mislaid ;  and  neither  joff 
flS  has  since  been  found.  £Dir. 


established  themselves  in  pow'er,  he  waa 
obliged  to  pay  a  heavy  composition  for 
his  estates.  He  then  retired  to  Hare- 
field, where  he  spent  the  remainder  of  bis 
days  in  great  privacy.  Dr.  John  Conant^ 
a  celebrated  preacher  and  divine,  resided 
with  him  as  his  domestic  Chaplain  ;  and, 
during  his  residence  there,  preached  a 
voluntary  lecture  on  a  week-day  to  a 
numerous  congregation  at  Uxbridge. 
Harefield  Place  was  burnt  down  about 
the  year  1660.  Tradition  says,  that  tho 
fire  was  occasioned  by  the  carelessneaa 
of  the  witty  Sir  Charles  Sedley,  who  was 
amusing  himself  by  reading  in  bed.  II 
is  probable  tbat  he  was  on  a  visit  .to  hi» 
sister-in-law  Lady  Chandos.  The  foui¥- 
dations  of  the  old  mansion  may  be  traced 
at  a  little  distance  above  the  site  of  tbft 
present  house^  which  was  formed  by 
uniting  the  two  lodges  with  an  intermo- 
diatc  building.  This  was  done  by  Sir 
Richard  Newdegate,  the  second  Baronet*. 
whose  widow  resided  in  it  several  years^ 
it  being  her  jointure  house:  it  was  foe 
some  years  also  the  residence  of  Sir  Roger 
Newdigate,  the  present  Baronet  [1800]^ 
who,  in  1743,  was  unanimously  chosea 
Knight  of  the  shire  of  Middlesex.  In  1760» 
having  fixed  his  residence  in  Warwicl^ 
shire  %,  he  sold  Harefield  Place  (retaining 
the  manor  and  his  other  estates  in  thilB  pa- 
rish) to  JohnTruesdale,e8q.  In  1760it  waa 
purchased  of  Mr.  Truesdale's  executors 
by  the  late  William  Baynes,  esq.  whose 
son,  Sir  Christopher  Baynes,  hart,  ia 
the  present  proprietor  and  occupier. 

*'  Evelyn,  in  his  Sylva,  mentions  a 
silver  fir,  which  having  been  planted  at 
Harefield  Place  in  1603  at  two  years 
growth,  had,  in  1679,  attained  the  height 
of  81  feet,  and  measured  13  feet  girth." 
The  Church,  dedicated  to  the  Vir- 
gin Mary,  is  a  Gothic  structure 'of 
flitit  and  stone,  consisliug  of  a  chan* 
cei,  nave,  and  two  ailes ;  at  the  weat 
end  is  a  low  square  tower  embattled. 
^  It  contains  a  very  handsome  mooi^ 
nient  to  Alice  Countess  of  Derby,  en» 
graved  in  Mr.  Lysona^swork;  sereral 
monuments  of  the  Newdegate  family 
(one  of  which,  to  the  memory  of  Mary 
Lady  Newdegate,  is  also  there  en- 
graved; monuments  in  memory  of 
the  A'shb>e8,  Bishop  Pritchett,  &c* 
&c.  ail  of  which  arc  fully  described 
by  Mr.  Lysons;  to  whose  vali^able 
Work  I  refer  your  Readers.        B..  N. 

X  Sir  Roger  Newdigate  died  in  bii 
87th  year,  at  his  seat  at  Arbury,  co, 
Warwick,  Nov.  23;  aiid  was  buried  at 
Harefteld  Dec.  5, 1806.  See  an  aeeouat 
of  him  in  vol.  LXXVl.  pp.  1  ITS,  1 174 1 
and  a  full  biographical  Memoir  of  binlv 
by  his  friend  Mr.  Archdeacon  Chuftoai^' 
in  vol.  LXXVH.  pp.«83>  709. 

Mr» 


1815.]    Adxice  td  the  Students  and  Admirers  of  Crcj^mplogy,      1 1 


A' 


Mr.  Uaban,  Jan,  2, 

,S  Pbysio^oniy  is  now  laii<i:lied 
out  of  countenaDce,  and  Cranio- 
logy  bas  taken  it  into  his  head  to 
.  supply  her  place,  I  cannot  forbear  to 
address  a  few  lines  to  }ou  upon  that 
event;  though  I  must  confess,  I  do 
it  with  fear  and  trembling,  lest  I 
should  expose  myself,  by  attempting 
that  for  which  my  head  was  not  ori- 
ginal Jy  formed. 

If  your  head,  Mr.  Urbaa,  has  the 
same  defective  organization,  which  I 
ntber  0uspect,  and  you  have  not  y«t 
attended  the  Lectures  in  Rathbone 
Place,  you  will  probably  be  unable 
to  tomprebend  the  nature  of  my 
alarm:   1  will  therefore  ex  |^aiu  it. 

The  learned  Lecturer  <for  so  1  am 
compelled  to  style  him  by  the  eti- 
quette of  literary  intercourse)  de- 
clares that  no  person  can  understand 
bis  Lectures,  unless  he  has  the  organ 
of  Crauiology  in  perfection. 

If  I  could  admit  this  dictum  in  its 
full  force,  I  should  uot  have  presumed 
to  offer  any  opinion  upon  the  subject } 
Init  I  rather  suspect  it  to  be  a  little 
stroke  of  art,  wnich  has  amply  au- 
fwered  the  intended  purpf>9e. 

This  age,  it  is  well  known,  pretends 
to  a  more  general  diffusion  of  know- 
ledge than  any  which  has  preceded  it, 
insomuch  that  ignorance  upon  any 
subject  whatsoever  is  now  considered 
as  disgraceful.  To  avoid  the  impu- 
tation, therefore,  of  an  imperfecrion 
in  the  headpiece,  and  of  that  want  of 
knowledge  which  has  been  denounced 
as  thenecessary  consequence,  men,  wo- 
men, and  children,  crowd  the  Lecture 
Room  ;  for  that  want  of  the  orj;iin  of 
Crauiology  which  incapacitates  them 
from  understanding  what  is  there  de- 
livered, does  not  preclude  their  en- 
trance, provided  they  have  previously 
paid  their  subscription. 

This  plan  of  operating  upon  the 
feelings  of  pride,  in  order  to  fill  the 
Lecture  Room,  brings  to  my  recol- 
lection a  similar  attempt,  to  excite 
the  benevolence  of  a  con;;rc:'ati(;n, 
which  was  equally  kucccssIiiI.  A  Me- 
thodist Preacher,  after  expatiating  on 
the  excellence  of  the  charity  which 
he  was  then  recommend ip.g,  declared 
it  to  he  of  a  nature  so  superior  to  all 
others,  that  no  person  could  refuse  to 
put  money  into  the  plate,  unless  he 
were  actually  in  debt.  The  effect  of 
this  upon  his  auditors  may  easily  be 
conceived.    No  one  was  willing  that 


his  neighbours  should  suspect  that 
he  was  in  debt,  and  consequently 
every  one  subscribed. 

These  oratorical  kinds  of  swindlins^ 
are  not,  as  1  believe,  yet  provided 
against  hy  any  existing  Statute. 

The  Lecturer  iabours  hard  to  free 
his  system  from*  the  imputation  of 
Mattrialism  ;  hut  ke  does  it  in  such 
a  manner  as  e\identiy  prove*,  that 
either  he  does  not  understand  the 
force  of  his  own  argument,  or  that, 
having  craniologically  examined  the 
heads  of  his  subscribers,  he  is  con* 
vinced  they  will  not  detect  him.  He 
reasons  thus — My  system  is  not  Ma- 
terialism, because  man,  being  a  free 
agent,  has  power  to  correct  those  evil 
propensities  to  which  the  formation 
of  his  skull  natur.iliy  determines  him. 

Here  the  Lecturer  wisely  keeps 
back  one  half  of  the  argument;  and 
for  this  plain  reason,  that  the  whole 
would  at  once  reduce  his  boasted  di§- 
C(»very  to  the  baseless  fab  rick  of  a 
vision,  for  if  man,  by  his  free 
agency,  can  correct  the  evil  organs, 
he  unquestionably  has  equal  power  to 
pervert  the  good  ones;  and  in  either 
of  these  cases  the  craniologist  cannot 
by  any  examination  of  the  skull^ 
which  will  necessarily  remain  un- 
changed in  its  form,  learn  whether 
the  good  or  evil  propensities  are  un- 
altered, or  still  retain  their  pristine 
tendency  ;  and  consequently,  as  the 
Lawyers  express  it,  he  will  take  no- 
thing by  the  examination. 

That  his  Lectures  are  well  attended, 
does  not  in  the  least  surprize  me,  who 
perfectly  recollect  what  numbers 
flocked,  in  former  days,  to  another 
learned  Lecturer,,  in  order  to  he  in- 
structed in  the  Science  of  Animal 
Magnetism. 

li  1  were  worthy  to  offer  advice  to 
the  {>resent  learned  Lecturer,  i  would 
reroi!  meiKl  the  skull  of  that  profound 
Physician  to  his  consicierulion ;  and  I 
have  no  doiiht  hut  that  tlu*  examina- 
tion will  somewhat  slartle  the  Profes- 
sor of  (  raniol(>p,y. 

I  have  n^vvtlf,  Mr.  Urban,  some 
little Judgnicnl  in  heads ;  but,  heing  a 
native  ot  the  Tli^jhlands,  and  gifted 
with  second  sight,  I  do  not  require 
to  handle  men's  skulls  in  order  to 
judge  of  their  character;  and,  conse- 
quently, 1  can,  without  ever  having 
seen  the  aforesaid  Doctor,  tell  the 
Professor  some  things  which  will  oc- 
cur in  his  ezamiuatioii  of  the  skulL 

He 


12  Crtmtobgy.-^Sirictures  on  Hume's  ^^FssOjf^n  Mitacles^^  [Jan. 

Ho  will  find  the  ors^an  of  CaU' 
0agatkjf  *  outwardly  so  perfect,  (hat, 
without  looking  any  further,  he  will 
pit  ODCe  pronouuce  the  Doctor  to 
baye  beeu  incapable  of  giving  his 
pupils  nooseote  as  an  equivaleot  for 
their  money. 

But,  if  he  extend  his  inquiry,  he 
will  discover  that  the  organ  of  Covet- 
iiv§ne$8  is  of  a  capacity  equal  to  that 
of  Calocagathy  ;  and  the  real  history 
of  the  Docior*s  life  will  inform  him, 
tbat  be,  being  a  free  agent,  perverted 
the  good  tendency  of  the  latter,  and 
yielded  to  the  e? ii  tendency  of  the 
former,  qnlil  be  .persuadid  himself 
that  he  might  honestly  take  money 
for  instructions  ip  an  art  which  never 
kad  existence. 

The  Lecturer  must  be  aware  that 
it  is  by  no  meaes  uncommon  for  men 
tbus  to  deceive  themselves. 

The  above  is  humbly  submitted  to 
tbe  Professor*8  consideration,  upon 
the  supposition  that  the  profound 
Jiecturer  upon  Aniro-tl  Magnetism  it 
mctnally  dead.  If  that  l>e  not  the  case, 
I  must  apprize  him  as  a  Foreigner, 
that  it  is  not  quite  sale  in  this  country, 
to  handle  living  skulls  in  order  to 
|HroTe  dishonesty,  excepting;  perhaps 
la  Westminster  Hall,  tlie  Old  Bailey, 
apd  other  Lecture  Rooms  of  the 
MBe  kind. 

This^  however,  need  not  prevent 
the  Professor  from  paying  due  atten- 
tion to  his  own  skull,  and  especially 
to  those  organs  which  1  have  particu- 
larly pointed  out ;  and  I  am  clearly 
•f  opmion,  that  a  candid  examina- 
tion of  them  wjll  give  him  an  idea  of 
the  state  of  those  organs  very  differ- 
eat  from  that  which  he  at  preseut  en- 
tertains. 

I  remain,  Mr.  Urban,  with  the  high- 
ott  consideration  for  the  learned  Lec- 
furpri  your  very  hupable  Servant, 

PEaiCRANlCM. 


Strictures  on  an  Artivlt.  in  the  last 
I^umberofthe  Kdinburgh  Heview. 
*'  Conformably  to  tbe  principles  con- 
tained in  Mr.  Hume's  '  E<%say  on  Mira- 
•les,'  and  also  to  those  in  tbe  Essay 
now  before  u^,  if  we  would  form  9ome 
general  rules  for  coroparipg  the  evidence 
(derived  from  our  frjLperieiice  of  the 
course  of  Nature  with  the  evidence  of 

*  1  translate  for  your  Country  Readers, 
Calocagathy  is  Honesty.  Now>a-days 
tami  of  Alt  are  not  looked  at  unless 
tihey  ba  defiTjBd  from  thc^Gre^^ 


testimony,  we  may  eontider  Phyiieal 
Phenomena  as  divided  into  two  clasaai  r 
tbe  one  coinprehendingall  thoseof  wbiefi 
the  course  is  known  from  experience  jio 
,  be  perfectly  uniform  ;  and  tbe  other 
comprehending  those  of  which  the 
course,  though  no  doubt  regulated |)y 
general  laws,  is  not  peKectly  conforma- 
ble to  any  law  witb  which  we  are  ac> 
quaint ed  :  So  tbat  the  most  general  rule 
which  we  are  enabled  to  give,  admits  of 
many  exceptions. 

<*  The  violation  of  the  order  of  events 
among  the  Phenomena  of  the  former 
class  —  the  suspension  of  gravity,  for  ea* 
ample  ;  the  deviation  of  any  of  the  Stars 
from  their  places,  or  their  courses  in 
the  Heavens,  &c.  &c. — these  are  i)eicts, 
of  which  tbe  improbability  is  so  strong, 
tbat  no  testimony  can  prevaU  against  it ; 
and  it  will  always  be  more  wonderful 
tbat  the  violation  of  suca  order  should 
have  taken  place,  than  tbat  any  number 
of  witnesses  should  be  deceived  them- 
selves, or  should  be  disposed  to  deceive 
others." 

From  the  Edinbuigh  Review    for 
Sept.  1814,  pp.  328—9. 

Mr.  UaBAir, 

CONSIDERING  the  «<  Essai  Philo- 
sophique  sur  les  Probabi|ttes*'  of 
M.  L.  Compte  Laplace*  a*,  by  no 
means  likely  to  obtain  a  general  cir- 
culation in  this  country,  and  the  oii6*« 
much  vaunted  reasoning  of  Mr. 
Hume  in  his  Essay  on  Miracles,  aa 
already  suflSciently  confuted  ;  I  cer- 
tainly should  not  have  deemed  it  ne» 
cessary  to  notice  the  sceptical  opinions 
of  either  of  those  Writers^  on  tbe 
momentous  subject  referred  to  in  the 
preceding  extract,  were  there  not 
perceptible,  throughout  the  whole 
critique  of  the  Edinburgh  Reviewer 
on  the  former  work,  a  more  than 
tacit  approbation  of  the  Deistical 
doctrines  therein  maintained.  It  is 
true,  indeed,  that  the  Reviewer,  when 
speakin;;  of  Mr.  Hume's  Essay  on 
Miracles,  has  been  pirast'd  to  quality 
the  high  eulogiuin  pronounced  upon 
its  Author,  ^*  for  his  diCp  thought 
and  enlarged  views,'*  by  piously  ad- 
monishing IIS  *'  not  to  stretch  the 
principles  contained  in  it  so  far,  as  to 
interfere  w  ith  the  truths  of  Religion. ** 
But  how  we  are  to  avail  ourselves  of 
this  friendly  caution;  pr  by  what 
kind  of  nvental  ingenuit}  we  can  pes*, 
sibly  contrive  to  admit  at  tbe  aame 
time,  both  the  soundness  of  Mr. 
Hume*s  philosophy ,  and  the  divine 
piotoniioiif  of  the  Goqiel;  I  havo» 

for 


from  tha  condilioa   of  Ihe  world  at  tmiieg  ui,   relaioing  a  *nber  mind, 

■nj  one  iotUnt,  to  deduce  il>  coodi-  nili  date  itow  «>  impiuut  a  thought, 

lioD   at   the  next."    Befuro   we  can  what  U  tbere  (we  mnj  further  reueiu 

Muooablj  allow  ounelvei  to  concur  ablj  uk)  ia  the  nature  of  Kuman  lee- 

in  of  ioioD  with  the  Reviener  reipect-  tinevg,  whidk  renritr*  it  iu  th«  lea*t 

kg  the  le^itiraacj  of  luth   an  infer-  improper  ti>  be  made,  by  Diiine  mf- 

4kce  ai  thu,  ws  inuit  ncedi  be  Ibo-  pomlraent,  \he  ordinary  mad  mf$t  ^- 

roughl;   pertuaded,    that    the    verj  feelual  sieaium  of  mch  eemaiuuict- 

nme  rutei,  which  of  iiece.tiily  detiue  lion  f 

the  preiCDt  and  regulate  the   future         Will  i(  lufficetoantiwer  (confomuk- 

canaition  of  every  material  xub^ilance  bij  with  Ihe  leading  principle  of  Mr, 

counecled  with  this  earth,  de&ue  and  Ilume'i  deiilical  philu-ophy)  thy  lk« 

regulate  with  equal  ceriaintj   both  moit  deciiiie  i«*i  of  truth  ii  roen'a 

Uie   prcieiit  and  the  fulure  conititioD  experii-nce  !  that  a  iiiiructe  is  coiife*-- 

•f  exerj  ^iritual   aultslaiice  ao  con.  iL'dly  an  eTent  enlireiy  cimlrarj   to 

xected.     Since,  If  there  really  eiiit,  >uch  experience  t  whilal  the  deieittul- 

botb  in  Heaven  and  i<n  Earth,  Belngi  ncM    and   lallibilttj   of  huuian  teiti' 

in   oatire  dignity,  infinitely  aupeiior  munyare  but  tuuinditputably  proved 

la  any  porliuo  of  the  iiiauiinatc  crea-  by   every    iniin'a  daily    iihservatloo  t 

lion,  woom:  appropriate  functiun  and  and  coniequently  that  to  believe,  in 

conliuual  empluyrueut  it  ii,  to  fxer-  any  given  ioiUuce,  an  aiierled  raira* 

p*e  over  etery  part  of  the  material  pie,   merely    in   deference  to  human 

vorid,  provident  add  ir  re  si  alible  do-  teatirouny,  ia  (truly  ipeaking)  to  re- 

■linavn.)  what  can  puaiiblj   he  more  ject  Ihe  alrunger  evidence,  and  admit 

Vitdeat,  Uian  tbat,  through  the  prac-  Ihe  weaker^' 

Ue^  coatfouland  agencj  of  thuean-        What  real   force  there  it  ia  Ibia 

^«  B^nga,  lint  pnfea  uuiformilj  (foimcilj)  much  bouted  argument 


14    Strictures  respecting  Hume  and  Laplace  #nJ/ihrc/!?i.     [Jbd% 


trill  be,  I  conceiye,  l^est  shewn  by  a 
brie^  enumeration  of  all  the  several 
tneaniDgs  which  can  be  consistent! j 
annexed  to  the  term  experiencCf  as 
used  in  the  preceding  passage. 

Now  these  (it  is  sufficiently  obvious 
to  every  competent  understanding) 
are  no  more  than  the  three  following. 
We  must  needs  understand  by  the 
term  experience^  as  used  above,  either 
universal,  individual,  or  general  ex- 
perience. 

To  say,  however,  that  in  no  case 
can  we  ever  consistently  or  reasona- 
bly admit  the  truth  of* any  assertion, 
or  the  reality  of  any  fact,  which  is 
contradicted  by  the  universal  expe- 
rience of  mankind,  is  (in  the  judgment 
of  every  reflecting  mind)  in  no  degree 
to  prove,  but  only  gratuitously  to 
assume,  the  utter  incredibility  of  mira- 
cles; it  being  to  every  such  mind 
abundantly  manifest,  that  in  the  firm 
belief  of  any  asserted  miracles,  there 
is  necessarily  implied  a  positive  denial 
that  miracles  are  contradicted  by  the 
universal  experience  of  mankind. 

Passing  on,  therefore,  to  the  consi- 
deration of  the  second  meaning  above 
ascribed  to  the  term  experience  (that 
is,  understanding  that  expression  as 
denoting  solely,  what  has  been  sensi- 
bly witnessed  and  observed  by  the  in- 
dividual whose  judgment  is  to  decide 
on  the  truth  or  falsehood  of  any  as- 
serted or  recorded  miracles)  it  is  ob- 
"vious  for  me  to  remark,  that  if  men's 
personal  experience  (thus  defined)  be 
indeed  to  them  in  all  cases,  and  on  all 
Subjects,  the  incomparably  surest, and 
almost  the  only  test  of  truth ;  then 
inust  we  of  necessity  acknowledge, 
that  as  on  this  principle  of  reasoning 
we  can  none  of  us  at  present  consist- 
ently adroit,  as  well  authenticated, 
any  of  the  numerous  miracles  related 
in  the  Old  Testament  or  in  the  New ; 
so,  on  the  very  same  ground  of  argu- 
ment, must  we  equally  maintain,  that 
with  respect  to  the  periodical  conver- 
sion of  water  into  ice  in  many  regions 
of  the  earth,  all  the  untraveiled  na- 
tives of  the  warmer  climates  are  in 
reason  bound  to  remain  for  ever  equal- 
ly incredulous  with  the  memorable 
King  of  Siam,  alluded  to  by  Locke. 
A  mode  of  reasoning  directly  leading 
to,  and  fullv  warranting,  an  infereuce 
thus  palpably  absurd,  must,  doubtless, 
be  regarded  by  every  sober  mind,  as 
'  Deiiher  meriiiBg,  nor  requiring  formal 
confutation. 


And  should  the  adtocates  of  Mr. 
Hume's  philosophy,  for  the  purpose  of 
obviating  this  glaring  inconsistency » 
be  disposed  to  allege  upon  the  subject, 
that,  by  the  expedience  so  roach  ia^ 
sisted  on  in  the  Essay  on  Miracles,  as 
affording  men  in  all  cases  the  infinitely 
best  criterion  of  truth  and  falsehood, 
we  are  by  no  means  to  understand,  ia 
any  instance,  the  limited  experience 
of  the  individual  whose  judgment  is 
to  pronounce  on  any  specific  ques- 
tion, but  the  more  enlarged  experi- 
ence and  bbservation  of  mankind  in 
general:  To  this  our  ready  answer 
is,  by  none  of  .us  can  it,  in  the  natural 
course  of  things,  ever  possibly  be  as- 
certained what  is,  or  what  is  not,  in 
any  given  instance,  the  actual  result 
of  men*s  general  experience  and  ob- 
servation, unless  it  be  permitted  us 
(after  due  discrimination  exercised)  t« 
repose  full  confidenca  in  the  fidelity  ef 
human  testimony.  Withhold  the  aid 
of  this  grand  medium  of  general  in- 
formation to  mankind,  or  assert  its 
total  insufficiency  when  considered  as 
the  test  of  truth,  and  source  of  ra- 
tional conviction;  and  the  practical 
demonstrations  of  a  Newton,  it  is 
abundantly  manifest,  will,  in  most  in- 
stances, immediately  dwindle  into  the 
fanciful  hypotheses  of  a  Descartes. 

For  with  regard  even  to  the  princi- 
ple of  gravity  itself  (through  the 
constant  and  all-pervading  inSuence 
of  which  we  are  now  so  firmly  and 
so  rationally  persuaded  that  the  ad- 
mirable order  of  all  this  solar  system 
has  been  so  long  preserved) :  who  is 
there  among  us,  retaining  a  sound 
judgment,  that  will  pretend  to  build 
solely  on  (he  narrow  basis  of  his  own 
partial  experience  and  observation,  a 
well-founded  confidence  in  its  univer- 
sal agency  ? 

Without  an  entire  reliance  on  the 
general  accuracy  of  what  has  bees 
written  and  related  on  this  head  bj 
others,  no  individual  of  mankind  (it  is 
self-evident)  could  ever  possibly  at- 
tain to  a  full  and  rational  conviction 
of  this  truth.  If,  however,  the  fide- 
lity of  human  testimony  must  be  thus 
presumed,  before  we  can  pretend  to 
make  the  least  proficiency  whatever 
in  the  science  of  natural  philosophy, 
or  arrive  at  any  general  conclusions 
with  regard  even  to  the  most  obvious 
physical  phenomena ;  why  is  the  cor- 
rectness of  such  testimony  to  be  thus 
impeached,    and  its  authority  thus 

denied. 


1811.]           Scripiuri  miracles,'^ Tragedies  ^f  Alfieri.  15 

denied,  in  ftll  discusniona  and  inquiries  quainted  with  the  Tragedies  of  Count 
that  concern  the  doctrioeiof  Revealed  Vittorio  Alfieri  *,  I  beg  very  earnestly 
Religion  ?  If,  without  the  aid  of  hu-  to  recommend  them  to  your  perusal  i 
man  testimony,  we  can  none  of  us  be  in  the  firm  persuasion  that  you  will 
ralionally  assured,  that  there  is  actu-  find  the  high  encomium  bestowed  oa 
ally  prescribed  by  Divine  P«wer  and  them  in  the  dedication  of  a  Selection 
Widom  any  one  specific  law  to  all  of  them  publisiied  in  3  Vols,  at  Ediii- 
naterral  bodies,  does  it  in  any  degree  burgii,  in  1806,  by  the  Editor  Mon- 
accord  with  reason  to  believe,  that,  tucci,  not  more  than  equal  to  their 
however  apparently  irresistible  its  merit.  Indeed  that  merit  appears  to 
evidence,  such  evidence  is,  notwith-  me  to  comprehend  all  that  is  required, 
standing  justly  to  be  esteemed  by  us  to  make  Dramatic  writing  estimable 
altogether  incompetent  to  prove  as  in  the  highest  degree.  You  wilt  find, 
much  even  as  the  very  slightest  devia-  I  am  persuaded,  the  excitement  of 
tion  from  that  law  ?  Or,  in  other  those  '^  fine  sensations''  (painful 
words,  is  that  instrumeut  or  medium  though  they  are)  which  I  was  lately 
wbich  we  must  of  necessity  ackn'ow-  told  that  you  had  (very  justly)  attri« 
ledge  to  be  of  all  others  incompara-  buted  to  Theatrical  Representation,  at 
biy  the  most  effective  and  infallible  a  moment  when  you  was  most  strong* 
in  ascertaining  and  establishing  the  ly  impressed  wiiii  its  effects,  carried 
general  rule,  with  anj  semblance  of  to  the  highest  pitch  ii^  these  Trage- 
consistency  to  be  considered  as  of  dies,  which  interest,  elevate,  and  1  may 
DO  validity  whatever  in  ascertaining  say  fill  the  mind,  more  than  any  I 
and  establishing  the  occasional  ex-  ever  read  before.  Formed  as  they 
ception  ?  are  on  the  model  of  the  Greek  Tra- 
it is  for  the  admirers  of  Mr.  Hume>  gedies  (which  Alfieri  seems  to  have 
Deistical  Philosophy  to  reconcile  studied  to  the  fuM  extent  required  by 
this  apparent  contradiction.  Horace)  and  carried  beyond  their 
Tours,  &c.  OxoNiENSis.  simplicity  in  the  embellishments  of 
*  language,  the  arrangement  of  the 
Mr.  Urban,                       Jan,  A.  plots,  &c.  but,  stopping  short  of  the 

THE  following  Letter  was  lately  exaberance  of  many  of  the  modferu 
sent  to  a  person  in  an  eminent  plays,  they  nevrr  "  overstep  the  mo- 
situation.  If  you  should  deem  it  de>ty  of  nature,"  and  never  xvas  that 
worthy  of  a  place  in  your  Mrigazine,  modesty  made  more  dignified  and  in- 
it  may  perhaps  answer  the  snrae  pur-  tercstiii:;;  nor  e\er  was  any  lano^iia^e 
poses  for  which  it  was  addressed  to  more  iiapjiily  made  the  vehicle  of 
him,  with  those  whose  sensihihty  and  thou^^ht  and  expression,  than  the 
literary  endowments  are  any  way  on  beautiful  and  truly  classical  one  in 
a  par  with  his.  I  must  leave  it  to  which  they  are  written,  and  to  which 
his  and  their  taste  and  judgment  to  they  have  «iven  a  lustre  beyond  per- 
deterraine,  with  what  reservations  the  haps  what  it  ever  had  before.  That 
praises  I  have  given  to  my  favourite  lau^ua^e  indeed  in  common  use  is 
Author  maybe  assented  to.  Sure  now  superseded  by  the  easy  and  lively 
I  am,  that  to  press  his  works  on  the  garrulity  of  one  which  may,  after  all, 
attention  of  the  Publick,  is  doing  realize  the  motto  of  an  eloquent  little 
service  to  the  cause  of  genius,  good 
sense,  and  good  morals. 

To '  versaliie    de    la    langue    Fran<jolse." 

SiK, — I  have  a  double  motive  for  »«  Tu  rcgere /.Vo^a/r^  populos,0  (?«//<?, 

intruding  this  Address  upon  you.  One  memenio."     Possibly,    however,    its 

is,  the  desire  of  giving  to  a  man  of  influence  may  only  lend  in  future  to 

your  worth  and  eminence,  an  object  counteract  the  more  powerful  causes 

of    attention    which   may    have    still  of  discord  auion^  the  Nations  of  Eu- 

more  important  effects  than  the  gra-  rope,  especially  if  it  is  favourable  to 

tification  that  I  think  it  cannot  fail  discussion,  by  opposing  one  kind  of 

to  afford;   the  other,  that  of  adding  preponderance    to   another,    and   by 

to  the  celebrity  of  an  Author,  whose  varyiuo-  the  modes  and  instruments  of 

works,!  believe,  arenotsowellknown  human  conlention.      But   who   shall 

and  valued  in  this  country  as  they  de-       — 

serve.     With  these  views,    and  the  •  See  a  review  of "  Memoirs  ot  Alfieri, 

presaiMHton  that  you  are  yet  unac-  by  Himself,"  in  vol.  LXXX.  i.  4..S. 

i^        ^                  J               .»  penetrate 


pamphlet,  written  20  or  more  years 
ago,  by   M.  de   llivarol,  "  sur  Tuni- 


t 

16  T'm^rrffej  cf  Alfieri.— Miller's  Garden&'^s  Dictionary.  [Jaa. 


penetrate  into  futurity/ or  trace  from 
their  •ource§  to  their  results,  unless 
in  sume  faint  and  generni  outlines, 
Tague  {or  at  least  imiierfect)  com  pa- 
bisons,  and  uncertain  s|iecuiatious» 
the  eTents  that  determine  the  tate  of 
nations  ? 

'*  Prudenf  futuri  temporis  exituni 
Caliginosi  nucte  premit  Deus  :*' 
i  o  who«e  wisdi  ni  and  power,  as  the 
"Alpha   and   Oineg<**   of   Bxistence 
and  of  Agency,  we  must  leave  what 
all  our  vftried  and  most  laboured  in- 
ouiriei  are  impotent  to  solve  :  coii« 
Doing  ourselves  more  properly,  in  the 
limited  sphere  of  human  agency,  to 
what  ii;Osl  nearl)   concerns   us,   the 
fulfilment  of  our  responsibility,  whe- 
ther in  a  public  or  private  capacity. 
So  shall  we  rear  to  ourselves,  as  tar 
at  human    imperft-clion   will    allow, 
that  **  murus  atieneus,"  whose  mate 
rials  roust  consist  of  our  thoughts, 
words,  and  actions:  and  so  shall  we 
■till  further-— But  to  return  from  this 
digre^isiun,  which  I  think  cannot  weU 
be  called  impertinent,  as  all  things  are 
more  or  less  connected  with  the  object 
of  it,  in  proportion  perhaps  to  their 
different  degrees  of  importance,  or  of 
ourdispofitioD  to  refer  them  to  it-— 
to  return,  1  say,  to  Alfieri  and  hit 
jl^lays,  of  which  bit  /Antigone  is  the 
one  which  most  interested  and  affected 
me.    It  deserves,  1  think,  iu  a  much 
higher  degree,    the  encomium  that 
Pere    Brumoy   (in   his  Theatre  des 
Grecs)  gives  to  ttte  same  Play  of  So- 
phocles,    "   Dans    une   piece  oil   il 
Skagit  simplement  d'une  dispute  sur 
une  Sepulture,  toiM  ce  que  la  Piti^  a 
de  plus  tendre,  eclate  au  souverain 
degre/*     This,  1  think,  you  will  find 
more  fully  verified  in  Alfieri's  Tra- 
gedy, in  which  the  gradual  rise  of  in- 
terest is  unequalled,  except  it  is  in  the 
Oedipus  of  Sophocles;  ihe  deep  in- 
terest, and  the  impressive  and  awful 
firaplicity  of  which  are  perhaps  un- 
rivalled.   In  Alfieri*s  Play^i,  however, 
the  calls  for  our  admiration  and  sym- 
pathy are  nearly  as  varied  and  multi- 
plied as  the  subjects  of  them.     They 
are^  in,  short,  what  Dramatic  Pieces 
ought  to  be,  the  finest  and  most  in- 
teresting moral  lessons:  and  their  me- 
rit can  onl}-  be  d"ue  entire  justice  to. 
bj  the  most  attentive  perusal  in  the 
Closet,  and  the  moKt  perfect  sudsc 
qmeni  representation   on    the  stage. 
The  first  we  have  in  our  power  i  the 
tecood  if  di%uk  (to  aay  the  least)  to 


meet  with  anywhere.  Not  to  tref- 
pa.4s  further  on  your  time  and  pa- 
tience, by  dwelling  on  a  subject  on 
which  praise  can  hardly  he  exhauster!, 
and  having  no  motive  for  this  Addreii 
to  you  but  those  first  mentioned,  be- 
ing personally  unknown  to  you,  and« 
from  my  situation  and  habits  of  life, 
likely  to  remain  fo$  I  will  contrait 
the  retired  obscurity  of  that  life  with 
the  conspicuous  and  Uiieful  activitj 
of  yours,  b>  signing  myself,  with  all 
due  respect  and  regard. 

Yours,  ^c.  Otiosvi. 

Mr.  Urbatt,  Jan,  T. 

MILLER'S  Gardener's  Dictionary, 
when  completed  in  folio,  and 
sanctioned  by  public  favour,  was  fol- 
lowed, at  no  great  distance  of  time,  by 
an  abridgement, from  the  Author  him- 
self, in  three  handsome  volumes  oc- 
tavo. How  many  editions  of  tbia 
might  be  printed,  I  am  not  fully  in- 
formed. The  Edition  in  my  eye  is 
dated  1753.  The  first  Edition  of  the 
folio  appeared  in  1731  s  but  I  fancy  it 
had  seen  more  Editions  before  the 
Abridgement  was  made. 

I  am  one  of  those  who,  not  finding 
it  convenient  to  go  to  the  expence  of 
the  great  Edition,  completed  in  1807 
by  Professor  Martyn,  have  anxiously 
wished  to  see  a  good  and  judicioui 
Abridgement  of  the  work  as  it  now 
stands.  J  t  could  not  perhaps  be  ex- 
pected that  the  Profe^or,  who  had 
gone  through  the  Herculean  labour 
of  republishing  the  folio,  would 
choose  toemploy  himself  immediately 
in  the  task  ot  abrid^in^.  But  manj 
compeleut^  personn  might  be  found, 
and  the  work  might  aM  yet  haye  the 
advantage  of  revision  at  least  by  the 
eye  of  the  very  worthy  and  learned 
Professor.  I  am  persuaded  that  the 
number  is  not  amall  of  those  who 
would  be  heartily  glad  of  such  a 
publication.  The  number  could  not 
fail  to  be  considerable,  in  the  present 
flourishing  state  of  Botany  and  Hor- 
ticulture. 

U  may  be  that  such  a  work  is  ac- 
tually preparing;  if  so,  it  will  be  gra- 
tifying to  ihose  engaged  in  it,  to  know 
that  the  work  is  so  much  desired.  If 
it  has  not  been  thought  of,  I  hope 
that  this  suggestion,  thus  made  pub- 
lic by  the  wide  circulation  of  Mr. 
Urban^s  Magazine,  may  lead  some 
spirited  publisher  to  undertake  it  in  a 
judicious  manner. 


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on    tb*    Slouri    and   iU    additiooal     lU'*  pariaft,  was  laiefy  commuoicated 
aame,  fMs  ill  lord*  the  Pemjirokeg,     to  jour  Magailiie,  bj  juiir  excelieok 
carta  tfvffhaf  of  Euglana.     ] lis  alio     OoTeipondent,  Mr-  Hamper*. 
ailed    JBati  SttMifUtuKter,  from    lit     "'  *  t^f  y\  VUVV'  8"K       ' — ' 

GvvT.  Mar.  i/Hdiiafsri  IQlf-   .     .  B* 


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On  the  Rectification  of  the  Hyperbola. 


[Jan. 


'  By  Ihe  Return  to  Parliament  in 
1811,  the  parish  of  Stourminster  Mar- 
thai  contained  116  houses,  occupied 
by  130  families  (110  of  ^hich  were 
chiefly  employed  in  agriculture,  and 
19  in  trade,  Ac.)  consisting  of  278 
males  and  310  females,  total  588. 
Yoursy  &c.  B.  N* 

-Mr.  Urban,  Jan,  6. 

YOUR  Mathematical  Readers  (and 
doubtless  you  have  such)  will 
infallibly  be  pleased  with  the  follow- 
ing discussion  of  two  -different  me- 
thods suggested  for  the  Reciification 
of  the  Hyperbola.  The  one  proposes 
to  effect  it  by  means  of  two  fiUipses  i 
the  other  shews  that  it  may  be  better 
done  by  an  appropriate  Theorem. 
Tbe  former  is  Mr,  fFoodhouae,  then 
Tutor  at  Caius  College,  Cambridge  $ 
the  latter,  Mr,  Hellinsj  Vicar  of  Pol- 
ters-Pury  in  Northamptonshire.  The 
discussion  refers  to  two  Papers,  pub- 
lished at  different  times  in  the  PhtlO' 
tophical  Transactions;  that  of  Mr. 
IVoodhouse,  at  Art.  X.  p.  219,  in  the 
Volume  for  1804:  ihsit  of  Mr.  Hetlinsy 
at  Art.  VI.  p.  110,  in  the  Volume  for 
1811.  It  was  written  originally  for  a 
respectable  Journal,  but  by  accident 
deferred,  ami  finally  prevented  from 
appearing  there.  But  considering  it  as 
a  question  interesting  and  important 
to  Mathematicians,  I  am  induced  to 
forward  it  to  you.  R. 

N.  B. — It  is  written  by  a  very  emi- 
neut  Mathematician  and  Professor. 
PuiLosoPHicikL  Transactions  for 

THE  Year  1311.     Part  I. 
Aft.  VI.  On  the  RectificaHtm  of  the  Hy- 
perbola  by   means  of  two    Ellipses, 
.proving-  that  Method  to  be  circuitous, 
and  such  a^  requires  much  more  Cal" 
culation  than  is  requisite  by  an  appro- 
ipriate  The&rem ;  in  which  Process  a 
new  Theoremfor  the  Rectification  of  that 
Curve  is  discovered. 
To  which  are  added,  some  Observations  on 
the   Recitation  qf  the   Hyperbola  : 
among  which  the  gi-eat  Advantage  of 
descending  Series  over  ascending  Se- 
ries, in  many  cases,  is  clearly  shown, 
and  several  Methods  are  given  for  com- 
puting the  constant  Quantity  by  which 
those   Series  differ  from  each  othei\ 
By   the   Rev.    John    Hellins,     B.  D. 
F.  R.  S.  and  P^car  of  Potters-Pury,  in 
t  ^Northamptonshire.    Being  an  Appen^ 
.  dix  to  his  former  Paper  on  the  Recti- 
fication of  the  Hyperbola,  inserted  in 
the  Philosophical  J'ransaetions  for  the 
year  1802.     Cbmfmmicated  by  Nevil 
■  Maskelyne,  D.IX  F.  R.  S.  Jjtrowmer. 


The  Rectification  of  the  EHipffis* 
and  of  the  Hyperbola,  are  problems 
of  the  same  class ;  and,  by  a  judicious 
application  of  appropriate  theorems, 
may  be  solved  with  equal  facility* 
Yet,  since  the  discovery  that  the  latter 
of  these  problems  might  be  solved  bj 
means  oi  the  former,  that  method  of 
solving  it  has  been  considered  as  the ' 
best  by  several  eminent  mathemati- 
cians. The  Rectification  of  the 
Ellipsis  is  the  main  subject  of  Art.  X. 
in  tae  Philosophical  Transaiitions  for 
1804;  in  which  Paper  Mr.  Wood* 
house,  the  writer  of  it,  has  applied 
the  Rectification  of  the  Ellipsis  ta 
the  Rectification  of  the  Hyperbola, 
and  to  the  solution  of  a  problem  in 
Physical  Astronomy. 

It  must  be  evident  to  every  intelli- 
gent Reader,  and  appears  also  from 
Mr.  Woodhouse's  own  references,  that 
the  greater  part  of  the  matter  coor 
tained  in  his  Paper  was  taken  from 
other  books,  and  no  smaill  part  of  it 
from  French  books,  some  of  which 
were  by  no  means  eas^  to  be  pro- 
cured, especially  in  time  of  War* 
..  So  scarce  were  the  foreign  books 
required,  that  two  years  empsed  be- 
fore they  could  be  procured.  In  that 
interval,  however,  and  .even  to  the 
present  time,  I  have  not  heard  of  any 
correction  which  this  Paper  has  re- 
ceived from  its  Author.  But  several 
of  its  errors  have  been  pointed  out 
in  different  periodical  publications  | 
and  a  few  of  them  ar^  noticed  by  the 
second  writer,  Mr.  Hellios^  A  few 
brief  remarks  on  Art.  ^.  of  the  Phi- 
losophical Transactions  for  1804  shall 
therefore  suffice,  with  respect  to  that 
part  of  the  subject. 

The  differential  notation  of  Leib^ 
nitz,  which  is  used  throughout  this 
Paper,  instead  of  the  fluxioniil  nota- 
tion of  Newton,  displays  such  a  par- 
tiality for  foreigners^  and  so  moch 
disrespect  to  the  great  inventor  of 
Fluxions,  as  coula  hot  be  expected 
from  any  Englishman,  and  parti- 
cularly from  a  Member  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Cambridge.  The  new  no- 
tation also  of  the  co-efficients  of  a 
binomial  quantity  raised  to  a  given 
power,  proposed  by  Mr.  Woodhouse 
(p.  227)  to  be  used  "/or  ihe  take  of 
concisenets,''  is  rather  surprizing » 
since  the  Newtonian  method  of  de- 
noting such  co-efficients  by  the  letters 
A,  B,  C,  &c.  is  both  more  simyle  and' 

more  eonciitu       ^     • 

The 


1815.]  Mr*  Woodtotute  on  the  Rect^catiim  ^  iht  Ifyperbola.  19j 


The  writer  also  falls  into  blemishes 
of style»  which  mi^bteasilj  have  bebn 
aToia«d.  Such,  for  instance,  as  the 
following  phrases,  borrowed  from  the 
French :  "  The.  whole  integral."  «*  In- 
tegral from  z«Oto  xsxl."  '^Integral" 
f  (of  a  quantitj)  **  between  &=rO  and 
2<"l«"  This  is  not  the  matheraatical 
language  of  England ;  and  it  is  a  pitF 
if  the  Author,  in  studying  Frcfnch 
mathematicians,  has  forgotten  his 
fsglish  Masters. 

Of  his  Algebraic  processes,  some 
ire  very  obscure,  and  some  are  erro- 
neous; so  that  to  a  pibrson  not  other- 
wise acquainted  with  the  subjects,  they 
could  hardly  be  intelligible.  The 
following  processes  and  results  may 
he  noted  as  erroneous*  The  process 
in  p.  231,  and  the  series  derived  from 
it  m  p.  23S ;  also  the  process  in  p. 
2S3,  aiid  that  in  p«  260,  and  the 
theorem  derived  from  it  in  p.  261, 
for  rectifying  the  Hyperbola  by 
means  of  two  Ellipses.  The  form  of 
the  fluent  which  Mr.  W.  assumes  in 
p.  276,  shews  such  a  want  of  skill  in 
scries  as  rs  very  inconsistent  with  the 
high  lone  in  which  he  speaks  on  the 
subject. 

Mr.  Woodhouse  is  erroneous  also 
when  he  speaks  (p.  236  and  237)  of 
FagnanVa  Theorem  as  n<  cesnar^y  in 
the  investigation  of  Euler's  Series 
(given  in  p.  235)  for  computing  a 
quadrantal  arch  of  an  excentric  £1- 
lipsis.  Had  Mr.  W.  been  acquainted 
with  a  Paper  on  Series,  written  by 
the  Rev.  J.  Hellins,  and  pubti<)hed  by 
the  Hoyal  Societi/  in  their  Transac- 
tions for  1798,  he  mijjht  have  per- 
ceived that  Fagnani's  Theorem  is  not 
at  all  necessary  in  that  investiga- 
tion. 

Mr.  W.  is  erroneous  again  when  he 
speaks  of  M;  La  Grange  (which  he 
does  more  than  once)  as  the  disco- 
verer of  a  substitution,  by  which  the 
fluxions  of  Elliptic  and  Hyperhoiic 
arches  are  transformed  into  others  of 
which  the  fluents  are  attainable  in 
swiftly  converging  series. 

This  misrepresentation  (as  Mr.  W. 
acknowledges  in  p.  273)  is  oii  the  au- 
thority of  M.  La  Croix  ;  who  in  the 
2d  Volume  of  his  Traits  du  Calcul 
Differential  et  du  Calcul  Inttgralf 
art.  422,  speaks  of  the  aforesaid  suh- 
^stitution  as  the  device  of  M,  La 
Grange  ;  and  in  the  table  of  contents 
refers  to  the  Mevioiret  de  VAcad,  dcs 
Science*  de  Turin  for  the  year  1785, 
foj  the  origin  of  it.     Yet  the  fact  if, 


that  a  similar  substitution  was  used, 
and  a  like  result  obtained,  by  our 
countryman,  Mr.  John  Landen,  al 
least  ten  years  before  M.La  Grange* $ 
Paper  appeared,  as  may  be  seen  in 
the  Philosophical  Transactions  for 
1775.  And  the  same  device  may  be 
found  in  his  Mathematical  Memoire$^ 
▼ol.  I.  p.  32.  Nay,  M.  La  Grange 
himsdf,  in  the  very  Paper  in  the  7k- 
rin  Memoir e$  to  which  M.  La  Crois 
refers,  acknowledges  that  he  had 
seen  Landen's  Paper  on  the  Ellipsis 
and  Hyperbola  (in  which  the  substi- 
tution is  used)  by  the  mention  which^ 
be  there  makes  of  that  Paper !  It  is 
no  great  commendation  of*  a  tutor  in 
an  English  University,  to  be  better 
acquainted  with  French  books  than 
with  those  that  are  valuable  in  Eng- 
lish; and  still  less  can  he  be  excuseo, 
if,  through  carelessness,  or  partiality, 
he  gives  to  one  Author  that  praise, 
which  is  due  to  another. 

The  grossly  erroneous  assertion  in 
p.  273,  respecting  series  of  the  swift- 
est convergency  for  computing  the 
values  of  A  and  B.  (which  the  Author 
aflSrms  to  be  when  the  index  is=:  0  is 
borrowed,  with  the  exception  of  the 
peremptory  mode  of  expression,  from 
M,  La  Grange!  Aulfius  in  verba, 
the  judicious  raotto  of  the  Royal  So- 
ciety of  London,  might  have  warned 
the  Author  against  this  fault. 

Notwithslandintr  these  faults  of  the 
Paper  (\o.  X.  for  1H04),  and  others 
which  may  be  found  in  it,  stili  it  is 
not  without  its  value,  as  a  sjjnopsis 
of  the  ingenious  devices  of  several 
eminent  mathematicians  of  this  Islrind, 
and  of  more  on  the  Contiricnt,  for 
rectifying  the  Ellipsis,  and  by  that^ 
means  solving  a  diflicuit  problem  in 
Physical  Aslnmomy.  It  is  valuable 
also  f(»r  showing  that  several  methods 
of  computation,  very  dift'creut  in 
Algebraic  characters,  are  founded  on 
the  same  principle,  and  are  in  fact  the 
same.  It  is  impossible  therefore  not 
to  regret  that  the  Author  did  not 
draw  it  up  in  a  manner  more  condu- 
cive to  his  own  credit. 

A  brief  account  of  Art.  V'l.  of  the 
Philosophical  Transactions  for  Ib'll, 
will  conclude  the  present  (iiscusiion." 

This  Paper,  as  its  title  indicates, 
consists  of  two  principal  pirts;  tlielw'e- 
monstration,  and  the  Observations. 

The  Rectification  of  thcHyperboU 
by  means  of  twoEiiipses,  is  an  invr^ci- 
tion  of  the  late  Mr,  John  Landen^ 
F.R.S.  which  was  firit  published  ia 

the 


2a       Mr.  Hellins  m  ihe  Seel^atiin  of  ihi  Byperhda.       [ Jm# 

the   Philosophical    TraiisactioDf  for  465  of  tha  irolome  last  iii€litk>iied» 

the  year   1775,    and    afterwards  in  where  also  methods   are  given  for 

Vol.  L  of  his  Mathemati$al  Memoir$f  coropuliog  it.     But  as  methods  of 

in  1780.  computing  this  difference  bate  bean 

In  the  beginning  of  this  Paper,  Mr.  proposed  by  M*Laarin,  Simpson,  And 

Heilins  speaks  of  this  method  a»  a  Landen,  be  gives  a  brief  statement  of 

display  of  great  ingenuity,  and  ob-  their  methods,  and  compares  them 

•erTcs  that  it  has  **  justly  obtained  with  such  of  his  own  as  he  has  offered 

the  notice,  and  called  forth  the  praises  to  the  publick.    The  first  comparisoa 

of  eminent  mathematicians  both  in  itofaseries  in  Art.  808of  M'LaariB'» 

this  Island  and  on   the  Continent."  Finxions  witfi  another  in  Art.  435  of 

He  next  adverts  to  Landen's  repre-  Simpson's  Fluxions,  and  with  a  third 

sentatton  of  himself,  as  the  first  who  given  in  the  former  part  of  this  Paper* 

solved  the  Problem  of  computing  the  by  which  it  appears  that  each  of  thofo 

difference  between  the  length  of  the  series  has,  in  this  case,  the  same  rate 

wfinild  arch  of  an  Hyperbola  and  its  of  convergency,  and  the  three  may  be 

asymptote,  (a  problem  of  great  im-  said  to  coincide.     The  next  cOmpa^ 

portance  in  the  rectification  of  that  rison  is  of  Landen's  method  of  com- 

ctirve,)  although  it  had  been  solved  puting  the  said  difference  bv  meaas 

before  both  by  M^Laurin  and  Simp-  of  two  Elliptic  arches,  with  the  seriee 

ecu,  in  their  Treatises  of  FluxionM;  before  mentioned;    which   affords  % 

but  candidly,    and,    as   we  believe,  striking  insfance  of  the  inutility  of 

justly,  attrinutes  this  misrepreiienta-  rectifying  the  Hyperbola  by  meaaa 

lion  of  fact  lo  the  failure  of  Landen's  of  two  Ellipses.     The  third  compari« 

memory,  who  was  old,  and  much  en-  son  is  of  a  series  derived  from  Laa- 

cumbered  with  other  business.     He  den*s  Theorem  in  his  second  Memoir, 

then  proceeds  to  demonstrate,  That  Art.  5,  (for  Landen  cannot  be  said  to 

the  Rectification  of  the  Hyperbola  by  have  finished  his  work,)  with  tboie 

means  of  two  Ellipses  (the  mode  re-  of  M'Laurin  and    Simpson,    before 

commended    in   the   former  Paper)  mentioned  $  by  which  it  appears,  that 

ie  circuitous^   and  such  as  requires  when  the  transverse  axis  of  an  Hy- 

much  more  Calculation  than  is  requi'  perbola  is   much  greater  than  •  toe 

tUe    by    an    appropriate    Theorem,  conjugate  axis,  the  series  thus  ob- 

Tbis  proposition  is  fairly   and  fully  tainea  converges  much  faster  than  the 

proved.  Indeed,  no  one  who.deserves  old  series :  and  consequently  that  Laa- 

the  name  of  a  Mathematician,  can  den  had  some  reason  for  setting  a  va* 

cast  his  eye    on  the  new  Theorem  lue  on  that    Theorem.     U   appears 

given  in  Art.  0  of  this  Paper,  and  afso,  by  this  comparison,  that,  wboa 

withhold  his  assent  from  the  propo^  the  transverse  axis  of  the  Hyperbola 

aition.  is  lest  than  the  conjugate,  Landeo's 

Among    the    observations    which  method  of  computing  the  difference 

make  up  the  second  part  of  this  Pa-  in  question  is  not  wanted,  'since  the 

per,  the  first  is :  that,  when  the  con-  old  series  (which  is  simpler  in    ita 

Tor^ency    of    the   ascending    series  form  than  that  which  is  derived  from 

(which  is  a  new  series  given  in  Art.  U  his     Theorem,)     converget   swihlj 

of  this  Paper)  ceases  to  be  swift,  then  enough  to  answer  the  purpose*    "Sm 

a  good  rate  of  convergency  will  take  then  proceeds  to  show,  tnat,  by  a 

place  in  sotne  of  the  descending  series  combination  of  Laiiden*s   Theorem 

to  be  foand  in  his  former  paper  on  with  the  new  one  given  in  the  former 

the  Rectification  of  the  Hyperbola,  part  of  this  Paper^  a  series  of  more 

published  by  the  Royal  Society  in  rapid  convergency    is    obtained  for 

their  Transactions  for   1802.      This  computing  the  aforesaid  difference  t 

naturally  introduces   the   considera-  the  geometrical    progression  which 

Hon  of  the  constant  difference  which  has  place  in  it,  decreasing  somewhat 

aubsists  between   tiie   ascending  and  swifter  than  the  powers  of  the  frae* 

the  descending  series  given  in  that  tion    j^,     even    m   the    most    dii-^ 

Paper.    It  is  a  curious  fact,  that  this  advantageous    case,  tiz.    wheo  the 

odiistant  difference  is  no  other  than  ratio  of  the  axes  of  the  Hyperbola 

the  difference  between  the  length  of  it  as    1000  to  786,    or   as    4  to  5: 

the  infiuite  arch  of  the  Hyperbola  and  nearly:  so  that  twelve  terms  of  thia 

Its  asymptote,  as  is  easily  perceived  series  (its  convergency  being  oukk-% 

bj  what  is  duhe  from  p.  460  to  p.  ened  by  numeral  co-efficienU,)  w.ilL 

be 


181 5.]     Mt;  UdMinB  m  the  R^i^atiM  of  «l#  Hj/perhda.     Si 


k  ttifkieiit  fbr  all  contiicm  oiei. 
HiviBS  obtained  tbU  lerttfiyhe^M 
j^'ArC*  S49)  a  new  ami  T^ry  teooTe- 
aMQt-lbrniolay  for  coin|mtiii$  the  dif- 
iBraace  bciDre  mentioaed. 

Mr.  HeNingr  next  (in  Art.  Hid)  ad- 
iptu  te  pw  466  aiid  46T  of  the  Philo- 
"Mfiiical  Traofactioni  for  ISOf^  and 
tbowt  that  tlie  difibrence  lielWtfBii  the 
■cflndipg  teriet  and  the  detccnidiaf^ 
•erlety  wtf%  lotertad*  If  the  yerjr  ek- 
iiCMioB  which  Mr.  Laaden  obtained. 
If  a  Tery  diflerenl  method,  in  ArL  5 
«  his  second  Menioiri  and  on  which 
IM  set  a  coBsideraUie  yahie.  This 
difeffeoeo,  as  was  fe^efore  obiH^nred, 
4^  is  proved  in  this  Article,)  is  the 
diteieaee  between  the  infinite  ardi 
if  the  Hyperbola  and  its  asymptote  s 
wbieh  dilerence  be  denotes  by  the 
letter  d,  the  character  by  which  we 
also,  for  the  sake  of  brevity^  shall 
doiote  that  difference  in  the  reniain- 
iagpsrt  of  our  account  of  this  Paper. 
It  marly  appears,  by  the  process  hi 
Art  95  of  this  Paper,  that,  when  the 
same  geometrical  progression  dbtaim 
lethitt  the  asoending  and  in  the  de- 
Mending  series,  the  latter  will  be  most 
eligible  for  arithmetical  compntalion, 
•a  account  of  the  absence  of  a  column 
of  quantities  in  that  scries  which  en- 
ters into  the  other.  So  that  the  for- 
mula for  computing  the  value  of  d, 
by  the  descending  series,  will  be  more 
convenient  in  practice,  than  the/or- 
flMila  for  computing  it  by  the  ascend- 
ing series.  The  first  of  these /ormato 
(which  may  be  ciriled  Landen's  Theo- 
rem) is  given  in  Art.  85,  the  second 
is  given  in  Art.  27  of  this  Paper.  In 
Art.  S6,  Mr.  H.  refers  again  to  his 
Paper  in  the  Philosophical  Transac- 
tions for  1798,  for  a  method  of  trans- 
fciriiring  the  series  giyen  in  Art.  25, 
for  coinputii>g  the  value  of  d,  into 
others  which  conTerge  twice  as  fast: 
And,  ill  the  next  Article,  he  transforms 
one  of  his  own  descending  series  for 
the  rertification  of  the  Byperboia  (in- 
serted in  the  Philosophical  Transac- 
tions for  1802,)  into  a  pair  of  series 
for  computing  the  Value  of  d,  each 
converging  by  the  powers  of  the 
fraction  ^  ;  where  a,  which  de- 
notes the  transverse  semi-axis,  is  sup- 
posed to  be  much  greater  than  1, 
which  denotes  the  conjugate  semi- 
axis  ;  so  that  this  series  will  converge 
very  swiftly.  In  Art.  30,  the  last 
mentioned  pair  of  swiftly  converging 
series   is  transformed    io(o   aocmer 


pair  of  a  simpler  foully  but  liaTia^ 
the  same  rite  of  eonrergeney  i  th6' 
oiierateons  being  similar  to  thoio 
which  he  bad  described  in  his  former 
piperr  Inserted  in  the  Pbilosophieai 
Transactioaf  for  1796  and  180a 

Art.'Sl'ahd  9%  contain  the  invesH- 
galloD  of  the  law  which  the  co-e^ 
cients  of  the  new  pair  of  series  observo 
ad  infinitum ;  which  law  is  discovered 
by  a  finxionary^  proceHy  for  which  we 
most  refer  our  mathematical  readera 
to  the  Paper  itself,  as  it  cannot  be 
abridged;  nor  will  the  nature  of  onr 
jdan  admit  of  its  insertion  here.  Mr.  9* 
then  says,  with  great  troth,  **  Thus,  by 
the  common  application  of  Sir  /saae 
NemtonU  doctrine  of  Flozions  and  in^ 
finite  series,  withoot  any  assistance 
Urom,  or  r^ardto,  Laiiden*sTheorem« 
we  have  ontained  a  pair  of  series  for 
computing  the  value  of  d,  which  coih 
verp^e  by  the  powers  of^t,  and  of 
which  we  can  find  as  many  terms  aa 
we  please.  And.  by  a  similar  proceed 
may  Euteff  seri'es  for  computing  the 
quadrantal  arch  of  an  Ellipsis  be  ob- 
tamed  -without  any  ose  of  Fagnanfw 
Theorem,  or^the  leelaliae  meOii^ia^ 
and  Btrange  artiJUei  as  Mr.  Woo^ 
hbuse  calls  them^  which  appear  in 
Euler'8  Paper." 

In  Art.  34,  that  ratio  of  the  axes  of 
an  Hyperbola  is  pointied  out,  which 
serves  as  a  limit  of  the  use  of  the  sith- 

fle  series,  and  of  the  pair  of  series^ 
efore  spoken  of,  for  computing  the 
value  of  d.  And  in  the  next  Article^ 
the  pair  of  series  is  accommodated  to 
the  Hyperbola  of  which  the  semi-axes 
are  1  and  b. 

Mr.  Hellius  had  shown  in  Art  24, 
that,  even  in  the  most  disadvantage- 
ous case,  the  value  of  d  might  be 
computed  by  a  series  converging 
somewhat  swifter  than  the  powers 
of  ^\  be  remarks  in  Art.  36, 
that  series  of  much  swifter  conver- 
gence may  be  obtained  for  that  pur- 
pose, by  means  of  a  transformation 
of  the  nuxion  of  the  arch  of  the  Hy- 
perbola; but  that  such  transforma- 
tions were  foreign  from  his  present 
design. 

By  the  examples  which  are  given 
in  the  remaining  pages  of  this  Paper, 
the  great  advantage  of  descending 
series  over  ascending  series,  in  the 
rectification  of  the  Hyperbola,  is 
verjf  obfious;  and  Mr.  H.  concludes 
his  Paper  with  this  just  remark: 
In  tbesc  es^tnptes  the  use  and  ad- 
vantage 


«« 


20       Mr.  Hellins  m  ihe  Seef^atUn  o/ihi  Syperhcla.       [Jan# 

the   Philosophical    Trati»actioot  for  465  of  the  irolome  last  mentioned* 

the  year   1775,    and    afterwards  in  where  also  methods   are  ffiytn  for 

Vol.  I.  of  his  Mathematical  Memoirs,  compiiling  it.     But  as  methods  of 

in  1780.  computins  this  difference  have  been 

In  the  beginning  of  this  Paper,  Mr.  proposed  hy  M^Laorin,  Simpson,  and 

Hellins  speaks  of  this  method  as  a  Landen,  he  giTes  a  brief  statement  of 

display  of  great  ingenuity,  and  ob-  their  meth^s,  and  compares  them 

serTcs  that  it  has  *'  justly  obtained  with  such  of  his  own  as  he  has  offered 

the  notice,  and  called  forth  the  praises  to  the  publick.    The  first  coroparisoa 

of  eminent  mathematicians  botli  in  isofaseries  in  Art.  808of  M^Lanrin'* 

this  Island  and  on   the  Continent."  Fluxion^,  witfi  another  in  Art.  435  of 

He  next  adverts  to  Landen's  repre-  Simpson^s  Fluxions,  and  with  a  third 

sentatioQ  of  himself,  as  the  first  who  given  in  the  former  part  of  this  Paper, 

solved  the  Problem  of  computing  the  by  which  it  appears  that  each  of  these 

difference  between  the  length  of  the  series  has,  in  this  case^  the  same  rate 

infinite  arch  of  an  Hyperbola  and  its  of  convergency,  and  the  three  may  be 

asymptote  (a  problem  of  great  im-  said  to  coincide.     The  next  cOiDp»- 

portance  in  the  rectification  of  that  rison  is  of  Landen's  method  of  com- 

ctirve,)  although  it  had  been  solved  puting  the  said  difference  bv  meam 

before  both  by  M^Laurin  and  Simp'  of  two  Elliptic  arches,  with  the  seriee 

ton,  in  their  Treatises  of  Fiuxionii;  before  mentioned;    which  affords  a 

but  candidly,    and,    as   we  believe,  striking  instance  of  the  inutility  of 

justly,  attributes  this  roisrepreiienta-  rectifying  the  Hyperbola  by  meaM 

lion  of  fact  to  tlie  failure  of  Landen" s  of  two  Ellipses.     The  third  compari- 

memory,  who  was  old,  and  much  en-  son  is  of  a  series  derived  from  Laa- 

cumbered  with  other  business.     He  den*s  Theorem  in  his  second  Memoir, 

then  proceeds  to  demonstrate.  That  Art.  5,  (for  Landen  cannot  be  said  to 

the  Rectification  of  the  Hyperbola  by  have  finished  his  work,)  with  those 

fB^ans  of  two  Ellipses  (the  mode  re-  of  M'Laurin  and    Simpson,    before 

commended    in   the   former  Paper)  mentioned  $  by  which  it  appears,  that 

is  circuitous,   and  such  as  requires  when  the  transverse  axis  of  -an  Hy« 

much  more  Calculation  than  is  requi'  perbola  is   much  greater  than  •  toe 

site    by    an    appropriate    Theorem,  conjugate  axis,   the  series  thus  ob> 

This  proposition  is  fairly  and  fully  tained  converges  much  faster  than  the 

proved.  Indeed,  no  one  who.deserves  old  series :  and  consequently  that  Laa- 

the  name  of  a  Mathematician,  can  den  had  some  reason  for  setting  a  ▼!« 

cast  his  eye   on  the  new  Theorem  lue  on  that   Theorem.     It   appear* 

given  in  Art.  0  of  this  Paper,  and  afso,  by  this  comparison,  that,  wbea 

withhold  his  assent  from  the  propo»  the  transverse  axis  of  the  Hyperbola 

siiion.  is  lest  than  the  conjugate,  Landeo'i 

Among    the    observations    which  method  of  computing  the  difference 

make  up  the  second  part  of  this  Pa-  in  question  is  net  wanted,  'since  the 

per,  the  first  is :  that,  when  the  con-  old  series  (which  is  simpler  in    ita 

Tor^ency    of    the   ascending    series  form  than  that  which  is  derived  from 

(which  is  a  new  series  given  in  Art.  U  his     Theorem,)     converges   swiftly 

of  this  Paper)  ceases  to  be  swift,  then  enough  to  answer  the  purpose.    Iw 

a  good  rate  of  convergency  will  take  then  proceeds  to  show,  that,  b^r  a 

place  in  some  of  the  descending  series  combination  of  Laiiden*s    Theorem 

to  be  fonnd  in  his  former  paper  on  with  the  new  one  given  in  the  former 

the  Rectification  of  the  Hyperbola,  part  of  this  Paper,  a  series  pf  more 

published  by  the   Royal  Society  in  rapid  convergency    is    obtained  for 

their  Transactions  for   1802.      This  computing  the  aforesaid  difierencof 

naturally  introduces   the  considera-  the  geometrical    progression  which 

tibn  of  the  constant  difierence  which  has  place  in  it,  decreasing  somewhat 

aubsists  between   ^e   ascending  and  swifter  than  the  powers  of  the  frasH 

the  descending  series  given  in  that  tion    f^,     even    m    the    most    dis«^ 

Paper.    It  is  a  curious  fact,  that  this  advantageons    case,  viz.    when  the 

o6nstant  difference  is  no  other  than  ratio  of  the  axes  of  the  Hyperbola 

the  difference  between  the  length  of  is  as    1000  to  786,    or   as    4  to  d: 

Ihe  infiuile  arch  of  the  Hyperbola  and  nearly:  so  that  twelve  terms  of  thia 

Its  asymptote,  as  is  easily  perceived  series  (its  convereencj^  being  oukk^ 

bj  what  is  done  from  p.  4C0  top.  ened  by  numeraT  GO-efficients,y  w.ilL 

be 


ISl 5.]      Mr.  Heltins  on  the  Bectificatmi  of  the  Ifyperbola.     Si 


be  sufficient  for  all  common  osei. 
Having  obtaioed  this  lerief,  he  gpre§ 
(in  Art.  24,)  a  new  and  rerj  codtc- 
nieot  forraoln,  for  computing  the  dif- 
ference before  mentioned. 

Mr.  Hellins  next  (in  Art.  25)  ad- 
YeHt  to  p.  466  and  467  of  tbe  Philo- 
fophical  Transactions  for  1802,  and 
•hows  tfaat  the  difference  between  the 
ncending  series  and  the  descending 
lertes,  there  inserted,  is  the  very  ex- 

Session  which  Mr.  Landen  obtained, 
a  Tcry  different  method,  in  Art.  5 
his  second  Memoir,  and  on  which 
he  set  a  considerable  ralue.  This 
difference,  as  was  fa^efore  observed, 
(^pd  is  proved  in  this  Article,)  is  the 
difierence  between  the  infinite  arch 
of  the  Hvperboia  aud  its  asymptote; 
which  difference  he  denotes  by  the 
letter  d,  the  character  by  which  we 
also,  for  the  sake  of  brevity,  shall 
denote  that  difference  in  the  remain- 
ing part  of  our  account  of  this  Paper. 
It  clearly  appears,  by  the  process  in 
Art.  25  of  this  Paper,  that,  when  the 
nme  geometrical  progression  obtains 
both  in  the  ascending  and  in  the  de- 
loendiug  series,  the  latter  will  be  most 
eligible  for  arithmetical  computation, 
OB  account  of  the  absence  of  a  column 
of  quantities  in  that  series  which  en- 
ters into  the  other.  So  that  the  for- 
mula for  computing  the  value  of  d, 
by  the  descending  series,  will  be  more 
convenient  in  practice,  than  the  for- 
mula for  computing  it  by  the  ascend- 
ing series.  The  first  of  these /or  miito 
(which  may  be  called  Landen's  Theo- 
rem) is  given  in  Art.  25,  the  second 
is  given  in  Art.  27  of  this  Paper.  In 
Art.  28,  Mr.  U.  refers  again  to  bis 
Paper  in  the  Philosophical  Transac- 
tions for  1798,  for  a  method  of  trans- 
forming the  series  given  in  Art.  25, 
for  computing  the  value  of  d,  into 
other*i  which  converge  twice  as  fast : 
And,  ill  the  next  Article,  he  transforms 
one  of  his  own  descending  series  for 
the  rerlification  of  the  Hyperbola  (in- 
serted in  the  Philosophical  Transac- 
tions for  1802,)  into  a  pair  of  series 
for  computing  the  value  of  d,  each 
converging  by  the  powers  of  the 
fraction  *l  ;  where  a,  which  de- 
notes the  transverse  semi-axis,  is  sup- 
posed to  be  much  greater  than  1, 
which  denotes  the  conjugate  semi- 
axis  ;  so  that  this  series  wilt  converge 
very  swifcly.  In  Art.  30,  the  last 
mentioned  pair  of  swiftly  converging 
series   is  transformed    into    afiolber 


pair  of  a  simpler  form»  but  having 
tbe  same  rate  of  convergencyi  tbe 
operations  being  similar  to  thoM 
which  he  bad  described  in  hit  former 
papers  iaierted  in  tbe  Philosophical 
Transactionf  for  1798  and  1800. 

Art.  31  and  89  contain  the  inveiti- 
gation  of  the  law  which  the  co-e^ 
cients  of  the  new  pair  of  series  observe 
ad  infinitum ;  which  law  is  discovered 
by  a  fluxionary  process,  for  which  we 
roust  refer  our  mathematical  readers 
to  the  Paper  itself,  as  it  cannot  be 
abridged,  nor  wilt  tbe  nature  of  our 
j)lan  admit  of  its  insertion  here.  Mr.  H. 
then  says,  with  great  truth,  *<  Thus,  by 
the  common  application  of  Sir  Uaat 
Newton*8  doctrine  of  Fluxions  and  in^ 
finite  series,  without  any  assistance 
from,  or  regard  to,  Landen'sTheorem^ 
we  have  obtained  a  pair  of  series  for 
computing  the  value  of  d,  which  coo- 
Torge  by  tbe  powers  of  a\,  and  of 
which  we  can  find  as  many  terms  ae 
we  please.  And  by  a  similar  process, 
may  Euler^s  series  for  computing  the 
quadrantal  arch  of  an  Ellipsis  be  ob- 
tained irithout  any  use  of  Fagnanfg 
Theorem,  or  the  tentative  methetU^ 
and  strange  artifices  as  Mr.  Woo^ 
house  calls  them,  which  appear  in 
Euler's  Paper." 

In  Art.  34,  that  ratio  of  tbe  axes  of 
an  Hyperbola  is  pointed  out,  which 
serves  as  a  limit  of  the  use  of  the  sin^ 
gle  series,  and  of  the  pair  of  seriety 
before  spoken  of,  for  computing  the 
value  of  d.  And  in  the  next  Article, 
the  pair  of  series  is  accommodated  to 
the  Hyperbola  of  which  tbe  semi-axes 
are  1  and  b. 

Mr.  Hellius  had  shown  in  Art.  24, 
that,  even  in  the  most  disadvantage- 
ous case,  the  value  of  d  might  be 
computed  by  a  series  converging 
somewhat  swifter  than  the  powers 
of  ^ ;  he  remarks  in  Art.  86, 
that  series  of  much  swifter  conver- 
gency  may  be  obtained  for  that  pur- 
pose, by  means  of  a  transformation 
of  the  fiuxion  of  tbe  arch  of  the  Hy- 
perbola; but  that  such  transforma- 
tions were  foreign  from  his  present 
design. 

By  the  examples  which  are  given 
in  the  remaining  pages  of  this  Paper, 
the  great  advantage  of  descending 
series  over  ascending  series,  in  the 
rectification  of  the  Hyperbola,  is 
\ery  obvious;  and  Mr.  H.  concludes 
his  Paper  with  this  just  remark: 
'*  in  t£esc  eftamptes  the  use  and  ad- 
vantage 


t2Messri.  Woodhoupe  andHellins.'^Milton^sJlrstMarriage,  [Jar. 

and  iDteffrity,  the  writer  it  convinced 
he  would  not  intentionulfy  have  in- 
serted any  thing  that  would  not  have> 
borne  the  test  of  the  strictest  investi- 
gation. In  one  instance,  however^ 
this  b  not  the  case :  and  truth  being 
the  pole  object  in  view,  more  especi- 
ally that  the  character  of  Milton  may- 
not  be  liable  to  a  charge  of  inconsis- 
tency, the  writer  of  this  nnay  easily  be 
pardoned  for  attempting  to  dear  up  a 
point  relative  to  the  Poefs  first  mar- 
riage into  the  family  of  Powell;  im 
which,  according  to  Mr.  Todd's  ae- 
count,  there  is  most  certainly  a  consi- 
derable inaccuracy^ 

The  first  Life  of  Milton  was  written 
by  Phillips,  his  sister's  son,  who  raayv 
reasonably  be  supposed  to  know  tho 
circums(ances  connected  with  his  un- 
cle's first  marriage.  His  words  are ^ 
«'  About  Whitsuntide  (A.  D.  1643)  or 
a  little  after,  he  (Milton)  took  a 
journey  into  the  country,  nobody 
about  him  certainly  knowiug  the 
reason : — after  about  a  months  stay» 
home  he  returned  a  married  roan  thai 
went  out  a  batchelor ;  his  wife  being 
Mary,  the  eldest  daugiiter  of  Mr. 
Richard  Powell,  then  a  Justice  of  th« 
Peace,  of  Forrest-hill^  near  Shotever 
in  Oxfordshire."  (PhilUps's  Life  of 
Milton,  p.  22.) 

.  Mr.  Todd  (on  the  authority  of  the 
late  Mr.  T.  B.  Richards)  aMerU,  that 
**  Milton  married  a  daughter  of  Jus- 
tice Powell  of  Sandford,  in  the  vicio 
nity  of  Oxford,  and  lived  at  a  houte 
at  Forrest-hill,  about  three  mtlea 
from  Sandford."  (Todd's  Life  4>f  Mil^ 
ton,  p.  25,  2d  edition.) 

The  late  Mr.  Richards  had  certainly 
great  opportunities  of  making  inqui- 
ries concerning  the  family  into  which 
Milton  married,  having  resided  many 
years  in  the  early  part  of  his  life,  at 
Kensington,  within  ten  miles  of  Ox- 
ford. But,  if  indeed  he  ever  did 
make  inquiries,  he  has  in  thi»in9tanc« 
been  most  strangely  mistaken ;  hav- 
ing confounded  tne  family  of  RichaiHl 
Powell,  Justice  of  the  Peace,  of  For- 
rest-hill, with  an  antient  Roman  Ca- 
tholic family,  the  Powells  of  Saudlord. 

To  prove  this  point  satisfactorily, 
it  will  be  necessary  to  pursue  the  fol- 
lowing plan : 

1.  Give  a  genealogical  sketch  of 
the  Powells  or  Saudford. 

2.  State  the  result  of  an  accurate 
examination  of  the  parish  register  at 
Saudford. 

3.  CoU 


vantage  of  descending  series  appear : 
Qiore  examples  of  their  utility  might 
be .  given :  and  it  might  easily  be 
•howD»  that  th^re  are  cases  in  which 
tuch  series  have  the  advantage,  even 
when  the  ascending  series  have  a  good 
rate  of  convergency.  I  trust,,  bow- 
ever,  that  enough  has  been  done  in 
this  Paper,  to  satisfy  all  candid  and 
competent  judges  of  the  matter,  that 
ike  rectification  of  the  Hyperbola  by 
means  of  two  Ellipses  is  more  curious 
than  useful;  that  the  advantage  of 
coBpputing  by  descending  series,  is, 
jja  many  ca^^es,  very  great  t  and  that 
such  series  will  often  answer  the  end 
of  a  transformation  without  the  tron- 
We  of  making  it." 

Thk  importance  of  the  subjects  of 
the  two  mathematical  articles  here 
noticed,  will  be  acknowledged  by  all 
fcieatific  men,  and  will  Justify  the  at- 
tention here  bestowed  upon  them. 
.  With  respect  to  the  two  Authors, 
the  distinction  is  vei7  obvious.  The 
one  borrows  largely ^rom  books;  the 
other  takes  from  bis  own  store :  the 
one  delights  in  Gallicisms,  and  is  often 
obscure ;  the  other  is  plain,  and  per- 
spicuous. 

More  might  be  said  respecting  the 
different  tem|iers  of  the  writers,  but 
Dothing  that  would  not  be  self-evident 
to  every  reader  of  the  two  Papers. 

Mr.  Urban,  Inner  Temple* 

THE  life  of  our  great  Poet  Milton 
has  occupied  the  attention  of 
many  able  pens.  Every  minute  oc- 
currence of  his  memorable  career, 
which  industry,  joined  to  the  spirit  of 
modern  inquiry,  could  at  this  distance 
of  time  recover,  has  been  laid  before 
the  publick,  and  points  out  the  high 
estimation  in  which  his  memory  is 
now  held.  Indeed  no  genuine  ad- 
mirer of  the  Poet  will  regard  any 
circumstance  connected  with  the  fa- 
mily of  Milton,  or  which  serves  to 
throw  light  on  the  transactions  of 
those  times,  as  trivial.  Much  curious 
iaformation,  and  many  valuable  no- 
tices, collected  by  the  late  Mr.  Thomas 
Warton,  are  prefixed  to  his  edition 
of  Milton*s  Juvenile  Poems. 

It  is  owio^  to  the  commendable 
2eal  and  asKiduity  of  a  late  writer  of 
his.life,  the  Rev.  H.J.Todd,  that  even 
an  additional  harvest  has  been  gleaned 
to  adorn  what  the  Author  modestly 
terms  an  **  unadorned  narration:" 
mfd  from  his  ackoowledged  talents 


DaDe-court, .  CO.  Kent,  bj  whum  he 
bad  lirOiiODii  i.  Ettntond,  born  ItOi, 
hit  $ueceMer;  and  8.  William  i  alio 
(is  daughter).  1.  Thaioazine,  born 
1603,  married  Richard  Spicer,  of 
J,»Bdoa,  Doctor  of  Fhjiick.  8.  Phi- 
lippa.  3.  Aoue,  bom  1607,  married 
Riciiard  Bctham.  4.  Haij,  died 
jouDg.  5.  Marf,  bora  1600.  0.  Ce- 
cilia, burn  1611,  buried  at  Sandford 
1841.  ThiiEdmoDdF.dfiogiD  I6SS, 
wai  lucceeded  by  hii  eldest  ion. 

4.  EdiiioDdP.  bom  1G04,  who  mar- 
ried Winifred,  daughter  of  John 
Throg  morion,  of  Cou^htoii,  co. 
Warr.  I  by   whom  he  had  four  too*: 

1.  Edinond,   died   unmarried,   t.   p. 

2.  John,  born  1633,  who  lucceeded 
bi*  father.  3.  Francit,  buried  at  Sand- 
ford,  1G90.  4.  Aiiibrinei— also  three 


Devon.   S.  Winifred,  married  to  John 

Wbile.    E.Mary,  died  uamarr.  17U3. 

&.   jAha  P.    eld«it  iiuniing  ton. 


of  hit  daughters,  the  third,'  named 
Mary,died  unmarried  in  iWS. 

Boidei,  the  family  were  rigid  Ro- 
man Calhulici,  and  connected  bv  mar- 
riage with  leveral  antieot  familiei  of 
that  periuaiioni  at  Uifford  uf  Chit, 
linglun,  Napier  iif  UalywelI.eo.  Oxua. 
Diinner,  Petre,  Throgmorton,  Sec  at 
let  forth  in  the  Pedigree.  ThAt  titej 
coalioued  in  thii  profeiiion  ii  Cfi-i 
dent.      The  two  daushtert  and  co- 


"  Utttry  CurioD,  eiq.  of  Waterbury, 
Culanel  ot  Kite  Oxford  Volunteers,  was  tt 
Candidi.te  to  rejjreient  the  city  of  Oxford, 
in  Parliament  at  the  last  general  EUe, 


24           Notices  respecting  Sandford  and  the  Powells.  [Jan. 

those  of  a  Roman  Catholic  family  i  Nunnery  of  Lihlemore,  near  Sand- 

mnd  when  he  was  inyeighing  against  ford  :  '*  I  refer  to  Leiand'g  Itinerary^ 

Prelacy  and  Papal  tyranny,  it  is  auite  for  what  I  have  said  about  thenunnerr 

mbfurd  to  suppose  that  he  would  be*  of  Littlemore  or  Sandford ;  but  I  sbaii 

comeio  dosely  allied  to  such  an  one ;  observe  in  this  place,  that  the  Min* 

ifbe  had,  doubtless  his  enemies  would  shery,  Minchery,  or  Minchion  Ree^ 

not  have  failed  to  have  published  this  belongs  to  the  Powells  of  Sandford^ 

circumstance  to  the  world.  being  purchased  by  an  ancestor  of 

II.  Parish  Register  of  Sandford.  theirs  in  the  third  year  of  King  Ed*- 
This  Register,  which  has  been  kept  ward  Y I.  of  Sir  John  Williams  (after- 

with  a  very  commendable  neatness,  has  wards  Lord  Williams)  of  Thame.   Ex 

heen  most  carefully  examined.    Mil*  cod.  MS.  pen^M  amicUnmum  virum 

ton,  according  to  Phillips,  was  mar-  Joannem  Powell  de  Santfordy  armigt" 

ried  in  Oxfordshire ;  and  it  it  reasona-  rtttn."   (Hist.  Glaston.  pref.  p.  16.) 

ble  to  suppose,  some  notice  might  A.  D.  1661.  June  29,  "A.  W.  was 

have  been  traced  from  this  source,  at  Sandford,  near  Oxon,  in  thehouite' 

Theentriesof  the  Powell  family  com-  of  John  Powell,  gent,  which  was  a 

mence  in  the  middle  of  the  16th  cen-  house  and  preceptory  sometime  be^ 

tury,  very  shortly  after  they  became  longing  to  the  Knights  Templars.   He 

seated  at  Sandford,  and  are  brought  took  a  note  of  some  arms  in  a  bay' 

down  to  the  death  of  the  last  posses-  window  in  a  low  room  there.*'    (Atit. 

sor>  viz.  ^'  John  ^.  esq.  Lord  of  the  a  Wood's  Diary.) 

Manor  of  Sandford,  was  buxied^Aug.  These  celebrated  Antiquaries  passed 

15, 1730  i"  and  although  these  entries  their  lives  at  Oxford,  wilhiu  three 

are  numerous^  yet  bo  such  marriage  miles  of  Sandford,  and  must  surely' 

is  noticed.  have  been  acquainted  with  the  cir- 

III,  Incidental  Notices  from  the  writ-  cumstance  of  Milton  being  connected 
iligsof  Anthony  Wood  and  Hearne.  with  this    family,  and    knowing  it,' 

At  Sandford  *'  there  is  nothing  ex-  would  not  have  failed  to  have  alluded 
traordinary  to  be  seen  in  the  Church,  to  it.  Hearne,  indeed,  appears  to|have 
besides  some  monuments  of  the  Pow-  lived  on  very  friendly  terms  with  the^ 
ells,  Lords  of  the  Manor  here.  The>  Last  possessor  of  the  estate,  whom  he 
cfaictf  of  these  monuments  is  one  in  terms  vir  amicissimus.  Wood  made 
the  South  wall  of  Chancel*."  (Le-  large  collections  relating  to  Oxford- 
land's  Itin.  vol.  II.  p.  119.)  shire  families,  now  in  the  Ashmolean 

Antient  Crosses :  Trees  in  orchards  Museum,  from  which  some  extract! 

were  often  planted  in  the  shape  of  respecting  this  family i  about  the  time 

them.    **  There  was  formerlv  such  art  of  Milton's  first  marriage,  are  printed 

orchard  at  the  great  Ivy-nouse  at  in  Guillim's  Heraldry  (edit.  1724,  p. 

Sandford,  near  Oxford;  the  present  S78);  yet  not  the  most  distant  hint 

trees  in  it  are  much  latei',  though  occurs  of  any  such  marriage, 

there  is  BOW  (1T24)  in  it  a  very  old  From  what  has  been   written  we 

holly  tree,  the  oldest,  I  think,  1  e\er  may  fairly  conclude,  that  the  antient 

•aw,  ronnd  which  there  was  formerly  family  of  Powell  of  Sandford  was  in 

a  benchy  where,  in  summer  time,  the  no  way  connected  with  the  family  into 

present  Mr*  Powell's  great  grandfa-  which  Milton  married,  as  related  by 

ther  used  to  entertain  his  friends.'*  Mr.  Todd,  in  hit  Life  of  the  Poet.    Of 

(Hearne's  Rob.  of  Giou.  p.  638.)  what  family  Mr.  Richard  Powell,  Jus- 


*  Erected  to  the  mtmory  of  Sir  William  Powell  of  Tutbiiry  and  Rolleston  Park, 
CO.  Stafford,  eecond  son  of  Edmond,  and  grandson  of  Edmond  P.  to  whom  the  ma- 
nor was  originally  granted  in  1542.  He  died  Dec.  15,  1656,  aet.  83.  Hearne  has 
printed  the  inscription,  by  which  it  appears  that  he  left  his  estates  to  the  Powells  of 
Saudfordi  in  whose  nosscssion  they  continued  till  the  death  of  the  last  John  Bowell  in 
1730,'  when,  on  a  oivision  between  his  two  daughters  and  coheirs,  Rolleston  Park 
was  assigned  to  Catharine,  his  youngest  daughter,  married  to  Henry  Roper,  Lord 
Teynham.  The  present  Lord  T.  grandson  of  the  said  C&tharihe  P.  is  now  the 
owner  of  them. 

,  TuTBURY.  In  this  parish,  about  i  mile  South  of  the  town,  is  Rolleston*  Park.  Sit 
Simun  Degge  says,  **  at  Rolleston  Park,  a  mile  Sooth  of  Tutfoury,  is  the  seatot 
[John]  Powell,  that  was  [great  nephew]  to  Sir  William  P;  Knight,  and  courtier  lu 
the  time  of  King  James;  of  whose  son,  as  I  take  it,  he  porcbased  this  Park,  and 
made  the  Lod^t  his  seat.*'  (Shaw's History  of  Staffordshire^  Vol  J.  p.  h^  MS  addit. 
to  JBidetwtek.; 

tice 


1815.]      The  Blue  Mountains  in  New  Holland  explored,         25 


lice  of  the  Peace,  of  Forrc8t-hiU,wai, 
the  writer  18  unable  tp  say.  The  for- 
mer appears  to  have  roaintaioed  a 
considerable  dej^ree  of  splendour  dur- 
ing two  centuries,  and  to  ha've  been 
connected  wHh  several  noble  families, 
the  latter  was  not  perhaps  of  any  not^ 
or  standing  in  the  county. 

Tours,  &c.  ۥ  ToRRSNS. 

Narrative  of  an  Expedition  to  explore 
the  Territory  beyond  IheBlue  Moun- 
tains; by  an  Officer  of  the  lOlstReg. 

THE  Territory  beyond  the  Blue 
Mountains  has  long  been  an  object 
of  considerable  anxiety  &  conjecture; 
Dot  only   among  the  inhabitants  of 
ISew  Holland  itself,  but  even  amon^ 
the  learned  men  of  almost  every  civi- 
lized  Country  in  the  World —  an  anx- 
iety not  springing  from  idle  curiosity, 
but  deriving  its  origin  from  that  laud- 
able thirst  of  knowledge,  to  which 
may  be  attributed  almost  every  great 
aod  useful  discovery,  of  which  the 
modern  world  so  justly  boasts.    The 
investigation    of  this    hitherto    un- 
known Country  presents  an  object  in 
all  respects  worthy  the  speculation 
and  research  of  the  Philosopher  and 
the  Merchant.    With  this  impression, 
a  party  of  spirited  individuals,  residing 
at  Syduey-Town,  having  obtained  the 
sanction  of  the  Governor,  undertook 
to  pass  the  mountain-boundary  which 
bad  so  often  baffled  the  labours  of 
previous  Adventurers;  and  the  result 
of  this  lasteflTort  of  perseverance  has 
not   only  justified   the  undertaking, 
but  realized  the  calculations  of  those 
who  have  accomplished  the  extraor- 
dinary task. 

On  the  9lh  of  April  1814,  the  party, 
consisting  of  27  persons,  (of  whom  19 
were  workmen,  the  rest  being  Gen- 
tlemen well  acquainted  with  Geo- 
lo£^Y,  Botany,  &c.)  set  out  from  Syd- 
ney; and  haviiif^  by  the  I.S'h  rencljcd 
the  celebrated  Cataract  (wipch  sup- 
plies the  River  emptying  ilst'lf  into 
Shark's  Bay),  where  all  prior  altcnipts 
had  ceased,  they  iiiuutdialely  coiu- 
in»nced  active  operalion?.  Tlie  Ca- 
taract issues  from  a  lar(;o  cirrular 
oj'cning  in  the  iiumrnsc  Tu\^e  of 
rocks  composin*^  the  froni  Ine  of  Ihe 
Blue  Mounlains,  Ihe  terrific  !»arrier 
which  runs  from  one  er.d  of  f  he  Coun- 
try to  the  olhtr,  preservin*;  almost 
the  whole  way  the  regular^  perpendi- 
cular height  of  about  three  hundred 
Gg9(T.  Mag.  January,  1815. 


feet.  The  aperture  through  which 
this  awful  Cataract  falls  in  one  column 
to  its  basin,  is  about  120  feet  from 
the  ground,  being  rather  more  thaa 
80  feet  less  than  the  celebrated  Falls 
of  Niagara.  The  first  idea  which 
suggested  itself  to  the  Travellers,  was 
to  explore  a  ][kas8age  through  the  ^§* 
sure  from  whence  the  Cataract  issued ; 
but,  on  more  accurate  observation,  it 
was  ascertained  that  the  column  of 
water  completely  filled  the  whole  dia* 
meter  of  the  opening  %  so  that  no  al* 
ternative  remained  but  to  scale  th« 
awful  wall  of  rocks. 

After  innumerable  attempts,  they 
at  length  adopted  a  plan  used  man/ 
years  since  in  repairing  the  great 
Tower  of  the  Monastery  at  Raucduz 
in  Westphalia  — by  making  a  hoU  in 
the  rock  at  about  two  feet  from  \h% 
ground,  and  driving  the  end  of  % 
strong  stake  into  the  opening,  and  %o 
continuing  to  make  fresh  holes  (each 
two  feet  above  the  former,  not  in  a 
straight,  but  in  a  slanting  directioo 
of  ascent),  and  to  introduce  as  manj 
stakes,  the?  were  enabled  to  construct 
a  firm  (h'ght  of  steps,  connected  by 
coarse  rbasket-work,  about  the  tex- 
ture of  common  hurdles,  the  mate- 
rials being  furnished  in  abundance 
from  the  neighbouring  woods.  This 
was  a  task  requiring  of  necessity 
much  labour  and  considerable  time, 
so  that  it  was  not  until  the  27lh  Iha 
workmen  attaiued  an  elevation  par- 
allel with  the  upper  part  of  the  open- 
ing through  which  the  Cataract  rush- 
ed ;  they  were,  however,  most  a;;rce- 
ably  surprized  to  find  that  here  the 
rock  ended,  the  immense  continualiou 
of  the  precipice  consisling  of  a  kind 
of  bituminous  Coblon  earth,  firm, hut 
very  yielding  Ut  (he  spade.  By  tb© 
following  day  was  hollovVed  out  » 
space  sufficient  for  the  workmen  to 
move  at  will  wilh  their  uheelharrows, 
&c.  and  the  noble  undv.*rtakiiig  wag 
now  determined  on  of  excavatin'*'  a 
fliglil  t.\  steps  to  the  .sun)mit  I  Within 
about  thirty  feet  of  (he  top,  Ihe  la- 
bourers discovered  ti.e  petrified  skc- 
letoL  .  f  an  unlinonn  animal,  the  head 
and  hody  re<e:ub!in^;  those  of  a  hear, 
with  a  tail  siM^.ilnr  to  that  of  a  croco- 
dile, only  n(>t  so  Ung.  It  is  a  re- 
niarhahle  fart,  that  \\ben  about  1 40 
feet  frcmi  the  t^roirnd,  the  theriiiome- 
ter  (Farei'heit)  fell  to  37,  and  conti- 
ni:rd  so  till  the  party  had  ast ended 
>vithin    Cfty    feel     of     the    surface, 


IG  Scenery  of  the  B\ne  ^wintmns. — The  Psalms.        fJan. 


when  the  mercury  as  fuddenly  roie 
to  721 

Oq  the  SSth  of  May,  the  Adreu- 
lurcm  had  the  inexpressible  satisfac- 
tion of  landino;  on  the  surface  of  the 
terrific  elevation  over  which  their  in- 
defatigable exertions  had  triumphed ; 
exertions  (independently  of  that  sweet 
gratification  which  alwajfs  accompa- 
nies successful, and  not  dishonourable, 
perseverance)  amply  repaid  by  the 
fcene  which  presented  itself  to  their 
yiew.  At  the  distance  of  about  three 
miles  a  second  ridge  of  rocks  bounded 
their  view ;  but}  the  intermediate 
country,  on  either  side,  displayed  a 
level  and  beautiful  tract  of  land,  at 
once  exhibiting  the  boldest  figures 
and  the  softest  beauties  of  Nature : 
fl'upendous  columns  of  basalt,  studded 
with  a  silvery  copper  ore,  shooting 
•ut  from  the  soil  in  all  directions, 
afforded  a  wonderful  and  most  pleas- 
iDg  contrast  to  trees  and  shrubs  otthe 
inest  growth  and  most  luxuriant 
richness,  boasting  a  variety  of  species 
and  an  extent  of  beauty  hitherto  un- 
witnessed even  in  that  Country,  so 
celebrated  in  the  annals  of  Botany, 
Nature  must  have  been  in  her  most 
sportive  humour  when  this  spot  was 
tormed,  the  basalt  and  ore  being 
thrown  into  such  fantastic  shapes, 
that  on  a  cursory  view  ihej  had  the 
appearance  of  a  herd  of  gigantic 
copper-coloured  cattle,  altendeid  by 
colossal  shepherds  of  variegated  silver. 

On  inspecting  the  smaller  ridge  of 
rocks,  which  formed  the. next  barrier 
opposed  to  them,  it  was  discovered 
that  the  River  supplying  the  Cataract 
before  alluded  to,  found  a  rapid  de- 
scent through  a  tolerably  wide  open- 
ing in  the  rocks,  and  by  its  own  force 
at  once  excavated  a  passage  in  the 
soft  soil  on  which  it  fell,  to  the  depth 
of  about  170  feet,  when,  meeting  the 
solid  rock,  it  continues  its  course  for 
three  miles  under  ground,  and  finally 
issues  from  the  immense  aperture  de- 
scribed at  the  commencement  of  the 
undertaking.  This  fnlly  explained 
the  mystery  of  the  Cataract  issuing 
more  than  haif  way  down  theifilue 
Mountains,  instead  of  flowing  over 
their  top. 

The  Travellcri  having  sent  a  Re- 
port of  their  progress  to  S)ducy- 
Town,  received  a  considerable  supply 
of  necessaries,  particularly  of  the 
famous  New  Holland  ponies,  which 
with  very  hitle  ditiiculty  they  wore 


enabled  to  lead  up  the  wicker  tteps : 
these  animals  were  of  the  greatest  um 
in  conveying  the  provisions  aiul  tents 
from  day  to  day,  as  the  party  ad- 
vanced I  for  the  second  ridge  of 
mountains  was  pasted  in  two  days, 
with  comparatively  very  little  labour 
in  excavation.  Several  most  extras- 
ordinary  trees,  of  species  before  to* 
tally  unknown,  presented  themselvea. 
Of  one  kind  there  were  some  that 
measured  the  wonderful  extent  of  45 
feet  round  the  trunk ;  another  very 
curious  genus  exhibited  an  immeoM 
number  of  spikes  or  thorns,  nearly  a 
foot  lon^  and  as  hard  as  iron,  dis* 
persed  all  over  the  trunk.  It  was 
remarkable  that  at  the  feet  of  tbes« 
last-mentioned  trees  were  invariably 
seen  considerable  quantities  of  bones, 
which,  there  was  little  doubt,  wera 
the  remains  of  unfortunate  animals, 
that,  either  in  the  ardour  of  pursuit, 
or  the  darkness  of  night,  had  been 
at  different  times  transfixed  by  the 
terrific  spikes  in  question. 

(T9  be  continued,) 

Mr.  Urbav,  Jan.  6. 

MY  acknowledgements  are  due  to 
your  Correspondents  whaaa 
communications  (Part  II.  of  your  laat 
Volume,  pp.  22.  209.)  have  strength^ 
ened  tbe  conjecture  which  I  ventured 
to  offer  respecting  Psalm  109,  (Part  I. 
p.  551):  but,  as  I  happen  to  be  a 
*<poor  unlettered  woman,"  to  use  the 
expression  of  your  Correspondent  W. 
in  your  last  volume,  p.  535,  I  must 
beg  his  excuse  for  declining  to  hazard 
an  opinion  whether  or  not  *<  such  pas- 
sages ought  to  be  rendered**  in  a  dif- 
ferent manner.  Indeed,  Mr.  Urban, 
it  was  scarcely  a  fair  challenge,  after 
having  professed  that  my  supposition 
was  founded  on  *'  the  authorized  trans- 
lation,'* and  that  I  was  unable  to  as- 
certain how  far  it  might  be  agreeable 
to  the  original. 

Your  Correspcmdent  W.  need  not 
be  reminded  that  many  prophetical 
passai^es  have  a  double  signification^ 
referring  equally  to  the  present  and 
future;  but  in  submitting  nn  inter- 
pretation oi  Psalm  109,  1  considered 
it  merely  with  a  view  to  its  gramma- 
tical construction,  and  as  a  part  of 
our  Church  service,  very  liable  to 
be  misunderstood  by  tbe  unlearned^ 
aud  pcrhajiHs  among  others,  by 

Youri,&c.  il. 

FaAGMaiiTS 


1051  he  left  Mr.  St.  John,  anil  in  1  ASS 
joined  Crorowell.  At  p.  3,  Mr.  St. 
Joba  add*,  "  HbtIii;  bred  him  Trum 
s  jonth  in  my  lerTice,  he  nut  of 
reqtect  once  or  twice  in  a  quarter  of 
»  fear  xiiited  me  :"  but  denies  that . 
be  gave,  anji  private  advice  to  Crom- 
■wM  bj  Mr,  Thlirlue'i  meaTit.  Hr. 
St.  Joho,  ai  i(  well  known,  tma  Lurd 
Chief  Justice  of  the  Colbmon  PIcai. 

WraxrH  db  Wordb. 

The  followinj;  extract  ii  from  the 
Certificate!  of  College*  and  Chao- 
triet  in  th«  Au*;mentatioa  Office,  Itt 
Bdw.  VI. 

"The  Parocfae  ot  St.  Brid*  in  Flete 
5lr«t.  Wynkyn  de  Worde  dccea»«d 
lij  yeret  past  willed  and  B*™  to  the 
■ayd  Churcbe  in  Mun^  to  buy  Landes 
with  the  same,  and  w'*  the  prufiiteB 
tberof  lo  kepe  an  obite  for  hit  Suule  fur 

Latbah'i  FlDLCONaV, 

4^0.  Und.  1633. 

Th*  fallowing  mBf  he  couiidered 

ta  bj  (u  the  luiitl  cMioui  portion  «f 

Ibi*  work. 


Faulcontra  carrit  many  if  awks  together 
when  tbey  bring  them  to  lell. 

Dropping,  'a  nben  a  Hawke  mutetb 
directly  duwnewaril,  in  leuerall  drop*, 
and  ierlteth  it  not  long-waiet  from  her. 

Diicleted,  i«  wUen  yoang  Hawket  are 
newly  hatch'l,  and  aa  it  were  discloced 
from  tbeir  slieU. 

Erie,  it  the  nest  or  place  where  a 
Hawke  huildetb  and  brin^th  vp  her 
yaung  ones,  whether  in  woods,  rocks,  or 
any  other  ptac^ei. 

Mndem,  is  when  a  Hawke  digesteth 
her  meat,  not  ooely  putting  it  ouer 
from  her  gorge,  but  also  cleansing  b«i 
paunell. 

Cargt,  is  tb»c  pan  of  the  Hawk* 
which  first  reciiiutth  the  meat,  and  ii 
called  the  craw  ur  crop  in  other  fowlel. 

Gurgiling,  is  when  a  Hawke  IsstufI  or 
suffiicated  with  any  thing,  be  it  meat  or 
otherwise. 

'Intt,  whether  it  be  of  Partridge, 
fowie,  dours,  or  any  other  prey,  ii  tha 
necke  fnim  'be  head  to  the  body. 

Intermmed,  is  fruin  the  first  eiehanga 
of  a  Hawkes  cuai,  ur  from  her  firet  mew- 
ing, till  she  came  to  be  a  white  Hawke. 

Itttet,  are  those  short  itraps  at  le>- 

tbar,  wbicb  are  bttoad  to  tbe  Hawki 

lege* 


25         Marrow  of  "  Latham's  Faulcomy^ — Dean  Swift.     [Jan. 


leg^^es,  and  so  to  the  lease  by  varuels, 
anletfi,  or  such  like. 

Lvevy  is  that  whereto  Faulconers  call 
their  youn^  Hawkes  by  casting  it  vp  in 
the  aire,  being  made  of  feathers  and  lea- 
ther in  such  wise  that  in  the  motion  it 
looks  nut  vnlike  a  fowle. 

Lease,  or  Leash,  is  a  small  long  thong 
of  leather;  by  which  the  Faulconer  hold- 
eth  his  Hawke  fast,  folding  it  many 
times  about  their  fingers. 

Lice,  are  a  small  kinde  of  white  ver- 
mine,  running  amongst  the  feathers  of 
the  Hawke. 

Mvlingi  is  the  excrements  or  ordure 
which  comes  from  Hawkes,  and  contain- 
•th  both  dung  and  vrine. 

A  Make- Hawke  is  an  old  staunch  fly- 
ing Hawk,  which  being  inured  to  her 
flight,  will  easily  instruct  a  younger 
Hawke  to  be  waining  in  her  prey. 

Managing',  is  to  handle  any  thing 
with  cunning  according  to  the  true 
nature  thereof. 

Mew,  is  that  place,  whether  it  be 
abroad  or  in  the  house,  where  you  set 
down  your  Hawke,  during  the  time  that 
the  raseth  her  iVathers. 

ACites,  are  a  kinde  of  vermine  smaller 
than  Lice,  ami  most  about  the  beads 
and  nares  of  Hawks. 

Plumming,  is  when  a  Hawk  ceaseth 
a  fowle,  and  pulleth  the  feathers  from 
the  body. 

Plummage,  are  small  downy  feathers 
which  the  Hawke  takes,  or  are  giuen 
her  for  casting. 

Pelt,  is  the  dead  body  of  any  fnwle 
kowsoeuer  dismembred. 

Pill,  and  pelfe  of  a  fowle,  is  that 
refuse  and  broken  remains  which  are  left 
after  the  Hawke  hath  been  relieued. 

Plume,  is  the  general!  colour  or  mix- 
tures of  feathers  in  a  Hawke,  which 
sbewcth  her  constitution. 

Pearch,  is  any  thing  whereon  you  set 
ycur  Hawke,  when  she  is  from  your  fi^t. 

Prey,  is  any  thing  that  a  Hawke 
Icilleth,  and  feedeth  her  selfe  thereupon. 

Pannell,  is  that  part  of  the  Hawke 
next  to  the  fundament,  whither  the 
Hawke  digesteth  her  meat  fro^n  her 
bodie. 

Qvarrie,  is  taken  for  the  fowle  which 
is  flowne  at,  and  staine  at  any  time, 
especially  when  young  Hawks  are  flowne 
thereunto. 

Rvfter-hood,  is  the  first  hood  which  a 
Hawke  weareth,  being  large,  wide,  and 
open  behinde. 

Reclaiming,  is  to  tame,  make  gentle, 
or  to  bring  a  Hawk  to  familiaritie  with 
the  man. 

Raised  in  flesh,  is  when  a  Hawke 
^ows  fat,  or  p.rospereth  in  flesh. 

Bamagej  is  when  a  Hawke  is  wilde^ 


coy,  or  disdainfull  to  the  man,  and  con- 
trary to  be  reclaimed. 

Sliming,  is  when  a  Hawke  routeth 
from  her  longwaies  in  one  intire  sub- 
stance,anddoth  not  drop  any  part  thereof* 

Stooping,  is  when  a  Hawke  being  vpoh 
her  wings  at  the  height  of  her  pitch, 
bendeth  violently  downe  to  strike  the 
fowle,  or  any  other  prey. 

Summ*d,  is  when  a  Hawke  hatb  all 
her  feathers,  and  is  fit  either  to  be  taken 
from  the  Crie  or  Mew. 

Setting  downe,  is  when  a  Hawke  ia 
put  into  the  Mew. 

Sore-hawke,  is  from  the  first  taking 
of  her  from  the  eiry,  till  she  haue  mewed 
her  feathers. 

Trussing,  is  when  a  Hawke  raiseth  a 
fowle  aloft,  and  so  descendeth  downa 
with  it  to  the  ground. 

Vnsumm*d,  is  when  a  Hawks  feathers 
are  not  come  forth,  or  else  not  com'd 
home  to  their  full  length. 

Weathering,  is  when  you  set  your 
Hawke  abroad  to  take  the  aire,  either 
by  day  or  night,  in  the  frost,  or  in  the 
Sunne,  or  at  any  other  season. 

A  FRIEND  TO  AccvRAcywishes  to 
be  informed  whether  the  anecdote 
of  Dean  Swift's  dining  with  Sir  Ro- 
bert Walpole  (afterwards  Earl  of  Or« 
ford)  at  Chehea,  related  by  the  father 
of  the  late  Bar  re  Charles  Roberts  ia 
a  letter  to  his  son  (see  p.  570  in  our 
Magazine  fojr  December  last),  has  ap« 
peared  in  any  former  publication; 
further  than  that,  the  probability  of 
the  circumstance  may  be  partly  in- 
ferred from. Lord  Peterborow*s  let* 
ter  to  Swift,  inserted  in  the  first  five 
editions  of  Dr.  Hawkesworth's  Col- 
lection, but  suppressed  in  the  subse- 
quent impressions.  In  the  copy  of 
the  5th  edition,  1767»  that  came  into 
the  possesiiion  of  the  writer  hereof 
many  3  ears  ago,  a  manuscript  memo- 
randum, without  signature,  is  attach- 
ed to  {)ageS53  of  vol.  ill.  as  follows s 
'<  Letter  CCCLXXXV.  Lord  Peter- 
borow  to  Dr.  Swiff.  This  letter  is 
left  out  of  ail  the  subsequent  editions  ( 
in  consequence,  there  is  reason  to 
believe,  of  the  intercession  of  Sir 
Robert  Walpole*s  youngest  son  (Ho- 
race Walpole  of  Strawberry  HillJ, 
who  was  extremely  averse  to  thip 
knowledge  being  handed  down  to 
posterity  of  his  father's  having  ever, 
while  Prime  Minister,  proposed,  or 
even  consented  to  an  interview  with  a 
man  so  obnoxious  to  the  Whig  party 
as  Dean  Swift." 

0« 


1815.]         Antiquity  of  the  University  of  Cambridge. 

Oh  th«  Ahtiquity  of  thb  Uw iyee- 

IITT  OF  CamBEIDGB. 

(From  Mr,  Djer'i  HUtory  of  the 
UniversHy  and  Colleges  of  Cam- 
bridge, vol.  I.) 

IT  ibould  seem  that,  in  desoribmg  a 
place  of  literature,  it  is  difficult 
for  genuine  sons  to  suppress  partial 
regards.  Gratitude  is  apt  to  grow 
overfond,  Curiosity  to  become  super- 
stitious: and  bence  men  gi^e  to  an- 
tiquity what  is  due  only  to  truth. 
Thus  we  are  told  by  some,  that  Cam- 
bridge was  founded  in  the  year  of  the 
world  4321*;  by  others  in  3588,  t.^. 
375  years  before  Christ f.  Then  it 
wma,  they  say,  when  Cambridge  was 
formed  into  a  seat  of  literature  by 
one  Canlaber,  a  Spaniard,  and  from 
bim  called  Cautabrigia.  Very  early 
they  introduce  into  it  Grecian  Philo- 
•ophers,  to  give  it. literature:  they 
people  it  earl^j  with  Christian  Doc- 
tors: it  is  soon  destroyed,  and  soon 
reTives:  and  in  purifying  it  from 
heresies,  and  in  promoting  Astro- 
Bonray,  with  the  other  sciences,  they 
Jead  us  on  with  a  tolerable  grace  to 
the  year  of  Christ  529  ^. 

Then  we  are  surrounded  with  a 
traiu  of  sacred  te!»timonies  arid  illus- 
trious Patrons  ;  with  charters  from 
Kiog^s  Arthur  and  Cadwallader,  and 
confirmations  by  Edward,  son  of  Al- 
fred ;  with  buils  and  confiniiations 
from  Popes  Honorius  Ser^^ius  and 
John:  and  thus  we  are  brought  down 
to  the  year  of  Christ  915,  (he  date  of 
Edward's  charter. 

Yet,  after  all,  we  are  following  an 
ignis  fatuus,  :i  light  reflected  from  a 
history  unsubstantiated  by  authority, 
and  written  by  a  very  fabulous  writer. 
For  such  is  the  book  appealed  to, 
called  Liber  Niger,  or  the  Black 
Book,  in  the  archives  of  the  Univer- 
sity of  Carobrid<;e;  and  such,  iu  the 
opinion  of  alt  writers,  was  he  to  whom 
this  history  is  ascribed,  Nicholas 
Cantaiupe. 

'*  Nicholas  Cantalupe,  (to  borrow 
Bishop    Nicolson's    words  ^,)    is   re- 


M 


ported  also  to  ha?e  penned  a  general 
Chronicle  of  England.*'  Yet  of  such 
little  account  was  he,  that  by  Bellar* 
mine,  whose  business  was  to  cbronicit 
such  chroniclers,  be  is  not  once  men* 
tioned  ||.  But,  it  appears,  he  was 
Prior  of  a  Monastery  of  Carmelites 
Friars  A.  D.  1441. 

As  to  the  Black  Book,  the  litlla 
credit  due  to  that  depends  not  merely 
on  the  assertions  or  solitary  proofs  of 
Oxford  Antiquaries.  They,  indeed, 
have  been  as  violent  in  opposing  its 
claim,  as  some  Cantabrigians  hayo 
been  rash  in  its  support.  Nor  cao 
we  wonder  that,  whenjone  Cambridge 
Orator  supported  the  superior  anti* 
quity  of  his  University,  by  adesperata 
appeal  to  this  book  or  fables,  aa 
Oxford  Orator  1[,  the  assertor  of  the 
superior  antiquity  of  his  University, 
should  entrench  bimself,  as  it  were, 
within  this  argument.  It  was  a  sort 
of  stratagem  of  war,  and  ajustrfiable 
one.  But  Bishop  Nicolson  speaks 
too  largely  when  he  affirms,  that 
**  the  Black  Book  at  Cambridge  makes 
as  considerable  a  figure  there  as  our 
old  Statute-books  at  Oxford.'* 

This  book  is,  indeed,  the  ground* 
work  of  Caiu8*s  idle  assertion  for  its 
great  antiquity  (though  even  Caius 
and  Codex  did'er  in  their  dates),  and 
of  tlie  violent  Controversy  between 
Kej  and  Twine  of  Oxford,  and  Caius 
of  Cambridge.  It  is  introduced  also 
into  Parker's  History  of  the  Antiqui- 
ties of  the  University  of  Cambridge, 
though  he  decides  neither  for  nor 
against  its  authenticity.  But  the 
()pinion  of  Hare  was  decided.  **  This 
is  said  (he  is  i^peaking  of  an  Hiitoriola 
alluded  to  above)  to  be  taken  ex 
NiGRo  CoDiLE  UuiversitJilis,/r{;OT  the 
Black  Book  of  tht  University  ;  but  it 
seems  to  be  no  better  than  idle  fic- 
tion, thoUj^h  the  preceding  Charters, 
J.  3.  5.  (viz.  the  Charters  of  Kings 
Arthur,  C;jdwallader,  and  Edward,) 
are  copied  from  it."**  Hare,  being 
a  Papist,  was  probably  willing  to 
reserve  the  Pope's  Bulls  for  the 
honour  and  glory    of   Alma   Mater. 


*  The  History,  &o.  of  Candjridge,  tm  printed  in  Mr.  He.irnti  and  Mr.  Parker. 

-f*  Hist.  Cantab.   Lib.  1,  Authore  Joanne  Caio  Ani^l).      So  Ciius  states  it,  after- 
Gild-i";.     Nay  the  foundation  of  Cauibridge  has  been  placed  still  higher,  in  a  time  in 
which,  says  the  Assertor  Antiq.  Oxim.  "  Nullos  adhuc  incolas,  nisi  forte  \  giganti- 
bus  occupatam  contendant,  magno  scriptorum  consensu  constat;  viz.  A.M.  182^. 

X  Hist,  in  Liber  Niger. 

§  English  Historical  Library,  p.  50 — 128. 

II  De  Scriptoribus  Ecclesiasticis,  Liber  unus,  16G3. 

4  Assertio  Antiq.  Acad,  O»on.  p.  7.  *•  Hart's  Ml^P  Coll«ctions,  vol.  T.   • 

liul 


so 


Antiquity  of  the  tZ/iiWrn/ygf  Cambridge 


[Jan. 


But  Baker  *»  our  honest  and  learned  v 
Cambridge  Antiquary,  considered 
these  BiUls  also  gro§s  forgeries,  for 
the  purpose  of  fresh  impositions. 
Dr.  Ash  ton,  too,  a  learned  roan,  and 
well  acquainted  with  Cambridge  Anti- 
quities, has  prefixed  to  the  Index  of 
the  first  Volume  of  Parris's  Index, 
bis  testimony  against  both  Bulls  and 
Charters  f:  and  Dr.  Parria  appears 
from  what  he  says  **  of  (he  moit  use- 
less part  of  the  book:^,'*  to  bafe  been 
of  the  same  judgment. 

What  Carter's  opinion  of  this  Black 
Book  was,  is  clear  enough.  He  says, 
without  the  snSallest  authority,  in- 
deed, **  that  the  first  original  of  thif 
famous  University  is  said  to  be  about 
A.  D.  536,  when  one  Cantaber,  a 
Spaniard,  was  a  Governor  under  Ar- 
thur, King  of  the  South  Britons  :**j: 
to  unaccountably  out  of  order  is  he 
in  his  chronology,  and  so  at  variance 
both  with  Caius  and  Codex. 

To  crown  all,  Mr.  Robert  Smyth, 
when  remarking  th  Mr.  William 
Bokenham  was  the  author  of  the 
Historiola,  adds,  '*  being  part,  as  it 
is  called,  of  the  Black  Book  of  Cam- 
bridge. Therein  is  the  story  of  Can- 
taber,  whose  son  Grantanus  is  said  to 
have  built  Cambridge,  called  from 
him  at  first  Cairgrant :"  but  of  this 
book,  and  the  Legends,  Leland  has 
said  too  justly,  *'  there  are  a  hundred 
things  of  the  same  kind.  Truly  I 
never  read  any  thing  in  it  more  vain, 
nor  at  the  same  time  more  stupid  and 
foolish.*'^  If,  therefore,  our  Oxon- 
ians pay  as  much  (and  no  more)  de- 
ference (I  use  Nicolson's  words)  to 
their  old  Statute  Books,  as  our  best- 
informed  Cantabfr  do  to  the  Black 
liook,  it  is  clear  they  pay  no  de- 
ference to  them  at  all. 

As  to  the  earliest  Charters  and  the 
Bulls,  then,  contained  in  this  book, 
their  aulhunt  j  will  tell  but  for  little. 
Ill  tracing  the  birth  of  some  Colleges, 
I  hava  tound,  if  they  have  not  in 
their  Chartularies  an  original  Charter 
of  Foundation,  they  have  at  least  an 
attested  copy,  which,  as  it  would  be 
valid  in  a  Court  of  Law,  so  would  it 
authenticate  history:  hut,  in  the  pre- 


sent iaslanee,  there  are  neither  otK' 
ginals,  nor  attested  copiea  of  ori« 
ginals ;  and  as  Black  Books  would  be 
no  legal  evidence!,  so  can  they  give 
no  authority  to  History. 

As  little  can  be  said  in  favour  of 
Cantaber :  no*  such  name  is  onoe  men- 
tioned either  by  Gildas  or  Bede,  wbo 
are  our  earliest  writers  of  Britifh 
History  I  nor,  of  course,  by  succeedii^ 
writers,  who  tread  in  their  stepei 
such  as  Spelman,  in  his  British  Coon* 
cik,  [and  Camden,  in  bit  Britannia. 
And  yet  a  Spanish  Prince,  settling  ill 
this  island,  founding  a  teat  of  learo^ 
ittg,  and  giving  name  to  a  part  af  the 
country,  must  have  been  etrcaior 
stances  of  notoriety.  Had  Ibey  bees 
true,  mnst  they  not  have  been  heafi 
of?  Had  they  been  heard  of,  m«8t 
they  not  have  been  recorded  i  la  It 
probable  that  neither  Cassar,  nor 
Tacitus,  should  have  heard  of  tack 
an  occurrence  ?  There  was  a  Romoui 
Camp  near  Cambridge.  Tacitus  waa 
very  curious  about  the  Britons,  and 
prepared  to  do  them  justice,  as  may 
be  fully  seen?  in  his  Life  of  Agricola. 
Indeed,  he  expressly  observe*  that 
some  of  the  Iberi,  an  Eastern  people 
of  Spain,  passed  over  to  the  Western 
side  of  Britain:  and  had  any  of  the 
Northern  inhabitants  of  Spain,  the 
Cantabriy  settled  in  the  Eastern  part 
of  Britain,  is  it  not  as  likely  he  would 
have  mentioned  also  that  i  1  say,  the 
Cantabri{%o  theBiscayans  were  called)} 
for,  had  there  been  any  foundation  for 
this  report,  they  should  rather  have 
been  called  some  Cantabriy  a  gentile 
name,  than  one  Cantaber ^  a  proper 
name  of  an  individual. 

As  neither  Caesar,  nor  Tacitus,  nor 
Gildas,  nor  Bede,  nor  any  con* 
temporary  writer,  mentions  the  cir- 
cumstance; neither  does  Richard  of 
Cirencester,  in  his  account  of  the^ 
Province  of  Flavia,  where  Camberico 
was,  as  it  occurs,  stated  by  him,  in  the 
5th  Iter  of  Antonine*s  Itinerary||. 

But  enough  of  Black  Books,  and 
Bulls,  and  dreams  of  Charters.  The 
truth  is,  many  circumstances  have 
combined  to  disturb  the  repose  of  out 
University  Records,   and  Public  Li- 


*  MS  Hist,  of  St.  John's  College,  in  the  British  Museum. 

f  Hse  ChartSB  Antiquae,  una  cum  Bullis,  omnino  videntur  esse  fictitiss.— Dr.  Ash* 
ton's  Note  to  Dr.  Parris's  Index  to  Hare's  Collections,  1st  vol. 

X  History  of  Cambridge. 

$  Mr.  R.  Smyth's  MS.  in  Mr.  Nichols's  copy  of  Carter's  History,  &e.  and  Leland 
-in  his  Notes  to  Cantio  Cygnea. 

il  Ricardtts  Monacbi^  &c  de  Situ  Britannis,  Cap.  vi. 

brariea. 


becD  muit  wilting  to  deitfoj.  Some 
oF  our  mult  flalteiioe  teilimoDie*, 
tberefore,  mail  base  beea  made  up 
of  conjecture!,  tradition*,  and  antieot 
hiitoriei,  accdtiible  to  every  uaei  or 
of  impotturei,  and  fragmenli  oF  no 
account . 

1  have  included  antieot  hi«Ioriet, 
because,  in  quetliooi  of  Ibii  kind,  it 
I*  no  uncommoQ  tbin?  fur  Writers  to 

rak  of  Archives,  wbich,  while  (be; 
reach  to  later  occurrencei,  do  nut 
to  such  a*  are  remote.  Here  thej 
take  nu  aotient  Autbori:  but  where 
ate  their  Arcbivei? 

Thefirit  public  instrument  relating 
to  this  Uniteksity,  tliat  cnu  be 
tpoken  ol'  at  aoduubledl)'  anibeiitic, 
is  of  (he  ISth  year  of  Uenrj  111. 
A.  C.  I!S9. 

.  Splendid,  tberefiire,  as  our  llistorj 
migtit  have  appeared,  if  introduced 
with  n  Spaniin  Prince,  brougiil  Into 
this  Ulaud  by  our  King  Gurguiitiu), 
and  ruuud'U:^  a  Urilisb  linivcrsitj, 
■ud  decurated  in  front  with  liie  uames 

'    .   *  Reliquia  Bodleianc. 


YOUR  Curreipondcat,  who  repeat* 
the  charge  of  ignorance  agaiaut 
Dr.  Priestley,  (p.  5S0.)  puts  me  in 
miud  of  a  very  IjJgeniuus  Lady,  who 
persists  in  H«<uring  the  publick  that 
Dr.  Wilmot  teas  the  Auther  of  Jif 
nim't  Leilera.  But  whore  is  the  eTi- 
dence  of  the  facts' 

Any  pen jn  who  considers ihegreat 
number  uf  quutations,  amounting  to 
some  thousand.',  from  Ibe  Greek  and 
Latin  Fathers,  and  many  uf  them  of 
great  length,  wbich  Dr.  Priestley  ha* 
collected,  arranged,  and  interpreted, 
may  nalutall^  enough  expect  to  mi:et 
with  some  mistakes;  and  avery  nnall 
share  of  candour  iiii^hl  be  sufBcieot 
to  pardon  them.  I'lTe  present  chai^ 
of  ignorance  against  Ibis  Writer  is  . 
grounded  on  an  alleged  mistake  of 
the  meaning  of  a  Greek  epithet, 
which  has  more 'significations  than 
one ;  ami,  if  the  mistake  were  real,  it 
wuuld  scairely  be  of  the  weiKhl  of  a 
feather.     Are  ncil  ^1  Tianslalors  lia- 

*  Oton.  Htttoriula,  ex  Libro  Prwun- 


3£     Opinions  §/* Ignatius.— ^Banks's  "  Extinct  Baronage.^    [Jan. 

who,  like  WiUiam  the  Con(i|uei;orf 
should  have  disposed  of  our  l^Ves,  and 
liberties,  and  property,  by  his  oira 
arbitrary  will  and  pleasure.    But  our 

glorious  Ancestors  understood  their 
ut\r  better  than  theParishPriesti  and 
to  their  noble  exertions  we  owe  the  im- 
portant improvements  that  have  beefl 
made  in  our  Civil  and  Relio^ious  In* 
stitutions.  May  we,  and  our  poste- 
rity, have  the  wisdom,  the  virtue,  and 
the  fortitude,  to  improve  by,  as  well 
as  to  admire,  their  emnient  exaraplek 
The  doctrine  of  the  Parish  Priesl^ 
whose  instruction,  I  have  the  satis- 
faction to  hear,  is  more  conformable 
than  your  Correspondent's  to  that  of 
the  zealous  and  beoevolent  ApQ^tle, 
who  exhorts  us  to  prove  ell  things^  to 
holdfast  that  which  is  good^  and  to^# 
on  to  perfection.    And  though  it  b« 


Ibleto  fall  into  mistakes;  and  which 
of  them  has  ever  been  able  to  satisfy 
every  body  in  all  things?  But  the 
mistake,  in  the  present  instance,  not 
laving  been  proved,  we  may  be  al- 
lowed to  suppose  that  it  does  not 
•xist. 

Let  your  Correspondent  read  with 
attention  this  vast  collection  of  quo- 
tations, not  with  the  paltry  view  to 
find  mistakes,  but  to  examine  with 
•eriousoess  and  impartiality  the  evi- 
dence they  contain,  and  then  let  him 
^oniicientiously  draw  the  legitimate 
inference  from  them  :  after  which, 
let  him  lay  the  result  of  his  diligent 
inquiry  before  your  Readers,  and  we 
thall  he  happy  to  afford  it  the  consi- 
deration it  deserves.  Truth  can  be 
up  loser  by  it. 

The  sentiments  of  Ignatius  may  be 


that  ifou  call  the  evil  spirits  of  the 
heathens,  gods:  for  there  is  but  one 
Godt  wh^  made  heaven,  and  earth, 
0nd  the  sea,  and  all  things  that  are  in 
them ;  and  one  Jesus  Christ,  his  only 


pretty  clearly  ascertained  from  what    true  that  absolute  perfection  is  what 
this  venerable  sufferer  for  his  religion    cannot  be  attained  by  any  human  en* 
laid,   when  he  appeared  before  the    deavours,  yet  it  is  equally  true  (as  be. 
Emperor  Trajan.    His  words  are  very     has  often  told  us,  and  I  have  listened 
remarkable  :    You  err  (says  he)  in     to  it  with  delight,)  that  it  is  ourdutj 

always  to  aim  at  it,  as  the  best  meant 
of  improvement,  either  in  Art,  ia 
Science,  or  in  Morals. 

Accept  the  thanks  of  an  individual, 
Mr.  Urban,  for  your  interesting  ac- 
begvtten  Sen,  whose  kingdom  may  I  count  of  Improvement  in  the  Art  of 
enjoy.  Any  sentiment  in  the  Epistles,  Printing,  (p.  341.)  which  is  highlj 
inconsistent  with  this  solemn  declara-  gratifying  to 
tion,  must  necessarily  be  sospcctrd  of 
baviiig  undergone  some  alteration, 
and  cannot  be  implicitly  admitted  as 
genuine.  And,  let  me  ask,  are  these 
words  of  this  excellent  man  the  lan- 
guage of  an  Arian,  a  Trinitarian,  or  a 
Unitarian  ?  Let  the  Header  judge. 
I  beg  leave,  Mr.  Urban,  to  add  a 


ward  or  two  to  a  Parish  Priest,  who 
(p.  538.)  looks  upon  it  as  /z  duty  to 
support  the  antient  faith,  and  esta- 
Hishtfd  Institutions  of  our  Country. 
Of  course,  it  was  once  a  duty  to  resist 
the  introduction  of  Christianity,  as 
well  as  the  progress  of  the  Reforma- 
tion, in  this  Country.  Am\  had  this 
resistance,  which  was  actually  excrt- 


Yours,  &c.  A  Sussex  Frbbholdb'r. 

Mr.  Urban,  Jan,  18. 

THE  Extinct  Baronage  by  Banks  ia 
a  work  of  unquestionable  merit f 
but  I  cannot  approve  of  the  remarks 
in  the  first  volume,  under  the  article 
of  Bythre  and  Lascels.  It  was,  f 
admit,  Mr.  Bank&'s  duty  to  reject  un* 
founded  claims  to  antient  desceot  i 
but  it  should  have  been  done  with 
more  addrens  and  civility.  Whether 
the  Ryders  and  Lascels  of  the  present 
day  arc  of  the  s^ime  lineage  as  the 
antient  Barons  Rythre,  and  Barons 
Jja*<cels  I  am  not  disposed  todiiicussi 
and  your  Readers  will  not,  I  suspect. 


ed,  prevailed*  we,  the  inhabitants  of    feel  much    interest    on   the  subject 


Iftiis  highly>favoured  Isle,  i^iight  now 
have  been  bigoted  Papists,  or  cv(*n 
idolatrous  Heathens.  Also,  hr>il  this 
duty  been  regarded  as  parumount  in 
former  times,  we  of  this  day,  insUad 
of  living  under  a  free  Government, 
in  which  the  people  themselves  have 
a  sKare  through  their  Representa- 
tives, might  hav«  been  groaning  un- 
4ec.  the  tyranny  of  a  single  Dcspol^ 


l^ut  where  was  the  necessity  of  at- 
tempting lo  turn  into  a  ridiculous 
point  oi  view  two  noble  lamilics  of 
the  existinj;  Nobility  ?  one  of  Ihcm 
founded  by  an  eminent  Judge  $  and 
the  other  (whether  descended  from 
the  J'iironiiJ/ascels  or  not)  most  n«- 
siirciUv  rstnblished  in  Yorkshire  for 
soiDc  ccnturie.o.  iMr.  Luscclles,  Mem- 
ber f4ir  5i4)r}haJi«flon  in  the  reign  of 

Charter 


dNHrijt  t.  ^  wii,^  M^t  NoblW  in  liii    brokeshlre  i  abS  under  the  following: 

flmiily.''  Se  Mi  tented- mt  Siiak  in, 
TMlnUne  (11111  te  the  peitteioB  0f 
th#  ttsmNMMl  faifiil|\  Md  mmitM 
tte'iaiigliter  erstrWrniattt  8t  Q^i- 
lii^  WL  Mr.  BmIu  Mtmt  tojaj 
tm^miauk  Awtm  apoa  ^•epiffi'aiiir'  aint 
^  «fitapli«r  •M.ieeiiktg  poioU  cif  Fa- 
ll^ l^liqiiii;.  He  talkt,  too,  of  like 
JBliif*ei  oflielend,  thoog h  his  ho^k 
ie4aladri8#r.  fij  Lord illrtf^Miffi^, 
teprebeUj  mettit  JLord  Sherhorne. 


•'  SIb.  UftBAVf  Stm.  It. 

TAB  tttiqaated  and  ne>w  impfo- 
Har  style  of  ^JTIisrdMa"  of  Ir?- 


brokeshlre  i  ai 

'^An  P«tn^faerft  RoHhI  nib  jodfee  Hi 

Sifnonem  tLoieat  oemo  fbitM  iMgat/' 
i  fiad,-  in  m?  .lale.frieod>  writiDg^,  the 
aote^  <•  Th»  Kpigram  eoti  Owen  $ 
fortttoe.*' 

I  had  formM  an  opinioii  thai  then 
Bpigramf  were  the  earl  j  prodoctioaf 
Of  the  celebrated  Dr.  Joha  Oivi^,  the 
Nonconformist,  the  friend  and  fa? out* 
ite  oi  Cromwell,  and  who^  during  the 
time  of  the  Commonwealth,  was  p«^ 
ferred  to  the  Deanerjc  of  Christ^ 
Church*  Oirfbrd,  and  w^  also  Vice^ 


Chancellor  of  that  0nifersitj  i  biit  | 
learn  front   Middleton*i  'Biogrsphla 

liecnrs'  rather  frequenti j  k  Mr.  ^"^^^^'^^^^l  ^^tH^^'^l  **•  ^^ 
JTiatioct  Bar^  In  yoI.  Jf  ^^  \^.  I61d.  and  therefore  at  the 
a.  l6i,be  speaks  ofpgh.Barl  of    J*"?  J^  ^^  publicalion  in  au^^ 

twdve  Tears  of  age^  and,  of  coursi^ 
netitsAuthon 

I  shall  hold  myself  greatij  obliged 
to  any  of  jour  Correspondents  who 
can  faTour  mnii  through  your  eicel* 
leat  Miscellanys  #ith  some  account 
of  their  real  Authdr,  and  any  olM 
iertraiicHis  that  mily  occur  resp6cllnj{^ 
thisi  or  auy  other  of  his  vfrorki. 
Tours,  &c.  W. 


'Dafal 

•r  Ike  Bowkrd  Family  in  p<  fT6,  is  a 
Ikcti  bat  is.  not  the  mention  intra- 
4Med  ui  a  way  rather  uacjoorteous, 
whtm  treatiag  of  a  fauiilv  whose 
ciuiBi  to  reject  are  foundea  on  a 
iMMns  sa  fuaeh  sponger  than  bare  af« 
tii|ilil|? .  1  do  not  mean  to  combat  tile 
telb  of  Mr.  Baaks*s  statement  \  1  only 
•Ije^t  to'the  sneering  way  in  whkhit 
la  brought  forward.  The  House  of 
9oward  may  yield  to  many  families 
io  point  of  were  antiquitj  ;  but  few 
can  compare  with  them  ii»  high  rank^ 
celebrity^  and  aliiaDce,  for  such  a 
aMmtinoance. 

Yours^  &c.  G.  Hi  W. 

Ifn  UaBAir,  LtCi  Jan>  18a 

I  HATE  a  copy  of**  Bpigrammatutn 
JcNmnis  Owen  Cambro  -  Brittadi, 
Ozonimisii*^  Bditio  Postrema.  Lugd. 
Bat.  Ex  Officina  EliseYiriana^  Anno 
ld98,"  12mo. 

The  number  of  Epigraitis  in  this 
urork^  whi<ih  is  diviaed  into  teveral 
i>ooks«  amounts  to  more  than  sixteen 
hundred i  some  of  which  haye  much 
of  the  true  epigrammatic  paint  about 
tbem ;  others,  as  may  well  be  ex^ 
pected  from  their  number^  little  be* 
aides  the  forced  cpnceit  of  the  time. 
The  Latinity,  as  far  as  i  am  qualified 
to  form  a  Judgraerit,  is  good  i   at  any 


rpi 


Mr.  Urbai9,  Jait.  19. 

HB  following  account  of  a  cu^ 
rious  Volume  on  Cookery,  may 
be  arousing  to  some  of  your  Readers. 

"The  Accomplisht  Cook,  oir  the  Art 
atid  Mysterv  of  Cookery.  Wherein  the 
Whole  Art  18  revealed  in  a  more  easie 
and  perfect  Method  than  bath  been  pub- 
Hsht  in  any  Langua^.  Expert  artd 
ready  Wayes  for  the  Dressing  of  all  Sorts 
of  Flesh,  Fowl,  and  Fish,  with  variety  of 
Sauces  proper  for  each  of  them  and 
how  to  raise  ail  manner  of  Pastes  ;  the 
best  Directions  for  all  sorts  of  Kick- 
shaws I  also  the  tearois  of  Carvino:  and 
Sewing.  An  exact  accoutit  of  all  Dishes 
for  all  seasons  of  the  Year,  with  othfer 
A  la  ttiode  Curiosities.  The  Third  Edi- 
tion, with  large  Additions  througbouS 
the  whole  Work  ;  besides  two  hundred 
Figures  [on  Wood]  of  several  Forms  for 
all  manner  of  bake't  Meats  (either 
_     ^  ^  Flesh  or  Fish),  as  Pyes,  Tarts,  Custards, 

rate,  as  much  so  as  the  quaiotness  of    Chessecake^,  and  Florentines,  pliced  in 


some  of  the  subjects  will  allow.  The 
hook  came  to  me,  with  others,  from 
a  deceased  reUtioo,  a  raembrr  of  the 
family  of  Owen,  of  Oriel  ton  in  Pern- 

Gisrr.  Mj^  Jamtar^,  i^5. 


Tables,  aiid  diretted  to  the  Pages  they 
appertain  to.  Approved  by  the  fifty- 
five  Years  Experience  and  Industry  of 
Hobart  Mav,  in  his  Atttndance  en  sere- 
rid 


54 


TTie  Jccomplisht  Cooky  bt/ Robert  Mzy.      '      [Jan. 


rftl  Persons  of  great  Honour.  London, 
printed  by  J.  Winter,  for  Natb.  Brooke, 
at  the  Angel  in  Cornhill  neer  the  Royal 
Exchange,  1671." 

To  this  Tolurae,  which  contains 
nearly  500  pa^es,  is  prefixed  Robert 
May's  Portrait,  with  the  following 
Tef  ses : 

**  What !  wouldst  thou  view  but  In  tne 
All  hospitalltie,  the  race  [face 

Of  those  that  for  the  Gusto  stand, 
Whose  tables  a  whole  Ark  coroand 
Of  Nature's  plentie,  wouldst  thbu  see 
•This  sight,  peruse  May's  booke,*tis  bee." 

And  the  work  is  inscribed 

*'To  the  Right  Honourable  my  Lord 
Montague,  my  Lord  Lumley,  and  my 
Lord  Dormer ;  and  to  the  Right  Wor- 
shipful Sir  Kenelme  Digby ;  so  well 
knwn  to  this  nation  for  their  admired 
'faofipitalities. 

**  Right  Honourable,  and  Right  Wor- 
'Shipful,-^He  is  an  alien,  a  meer  stranger 
in  England  that  hath  not  been  acquaint- 
ed with  your  generous  housekeepings; 
.for  my  own  part,  my  more  particular 
.  t|Fes  of  service  to  you,  my  honouredLords, 
have  built  me  up  to  the  height  of  this 
,  experience,  for  which  this  Book  now  at 
last  dares  appear  to  the  world:  those 
times  which  I  attended  upon  your  Ho- 
nours were  those  golden  days  of  peace 
and  huspitality,  when  you  enjoyed  yoyr 
own, so  as  to  entertain  and  relieve  others. 
"  Right  Honourable,  and  Right  Wor- 
'  shipful, — ^^I  have  not  only  been  an  eye- 
witness, but  interested  by  my  attend- 
ance ; '  so  as  that  I  may  justly  acknow- 
Jedge  those  trfumphs  and  magnificent 
;  trophies  of  Cookery  that  have  adorned 
your  tablefi ;  nor  can  I  but  confess  to 
'.  the  world,  except  I  should  be  guilty  of 
the  highest  ingratitude,  that  the  onely 
structure  of  this  my  Art  and  Knowledge, 
I  owed  to  your  costs,  generous  and  in- 
.  imitable  expences;  thus  not  onely  I  have 
derived  my  experience,  but  your  Coun- 
trey  hath  reap!  the  plenty  of  your  hu- 
manity and  charitable  bounties. 

**  Right  Honourable,  and  Right  Wor- 
shipful,—  Hospitality,  which  was  once  a 
relique  of  the  gentry,  and  a  known  cog- 
nizance to  all  ancient  houses,  hath  lost 
,  her  title  through  the  unhappy  and  cruel 
disturbances  of  these  times,  she  is  now 
.  reposing  of  her  lately  so  allarum'd  head 
on  your  beds  of  honour:   in  the  mean 
space,  that  our  English  World  may  know 
.  the  liseccnas's  and  Patrons  of  this  gene- 


rous Art,  I  have  exposed  this  Volume  to 
the  publick,  under  ,the  tuition  of  voiir 
names ;  at  whose  feet  1  prostrate  ib&e 
endeavours,  and  shall  for  ever  renjiain 
your  most  humbly  devoted  servant, 

RoBBUT  May*. 
<<  From  Sholeby  in  L^tcestershire;  ' 
Sept.  29,  le^." 

A  Preface  addressed  *'  To  the  M{^ 


followed  by  "A  short  NarratiVe'of 
some  l^assages  of  the  Author's  Life," 
signed  W.  W. 

Then  is  given  a  whimsical  attiount 
of  ••  Triumphs  and  Trophies  in  Cd&L' 
ery,  to  be  used  at  Festiral  Timet,  al 
Twelfth  Day,  j^c.  accompanied  by 
two  Copied  of  Terses,  signed  James 
Perry  and  John  Town,  on  their  ^**  iOT- 
iog  Friend,  Mr.  Robert  May,  his  In- 
coniparableBookof  Cotfkery."  After 
**  The  most  exact,  or  k  la  Mode  Ways 
of  Carving  and  Sewing,"  are  giTcn 
•'•Bills  of'Fire  for  every  Season lO  the 
Year ;  also  how  to  let  forth  the  Meat 

'  in  order  for  that  service ;  as  it  'Srts 
before  Hospitality  left  this  Nation/* 

Shoiiid  this'eororifrunicatioD  prote 
Acceptable,  I  may,  in  my  next,  sefid 

■  yoii  some  diverting  extracts. 

Yours,  &c.  B.  W,  = 

Mr.  UanAir,  Jan»  5. 

^yO  man  is  more  ready  to  ackno^- 
^  ledge  your  conciliating  disj^Oii- 
tion,  or  more  willing  to  respect  your 
award  th^n  myself;  but  I  must  beg 
leave  to  appeal  against  two  obferva- 
tioos  in  your  Note  on  Mr.-Storer's 
last  letter.  The»e,  1  am  persuaded, 
were  p.enned  wiih  the  haste  which  is 
unavoidable  in  a  periodical  publi- 
cation. 

You  say,  Mr.  Urban,  that  you  have 
'*  no  wish  to  eatol  auy  one  Artist  Uh 
the  prejudice  of  another."  For  this 
the  whole  world  will  give  you  full 
credit.  You  odd,  **  we  recommeud 
them  all  to  adhere  to  the.  pencil  ^ud 
the  graver,  and  not  to  use  the  |>en, 
except  ill  describing  their  various 
productions."  This  advice,  in  itself, 
is  perfectly  good;  hut  it  is  not  appli- 
cable to  the  case  in  question.  Mr. 
Britton,  who,  1  believe,  once  ranked 


»  The  Author  of  "  The  School  of  In8truc|ioi|,forthe  Offices  of  the  Mouth,"  flou- 
tished^at  the  6am^.time  with  Mny,  He  exc^e^ed  all  his  contemporaries  in  folding 
iff  napkins.  See  the  prints  in  his  book,  which  exhibit  them  under  a  great  variety 
of  foru;S.  This  practice  continued  for  many  years.  It  seeOs  to  have  required  al- 
Nio^r  us  much  time  as  dressing  an  il^cgant  dinner, 

him- 


1§15.]    J^n-Britton.— AUhallows  CfercA,  Tower-street        3^5 

qnM  th^mttf  be  tender' M  depreeiatlfaj^ 

tq'ifr.  Storer  in  p.  $7i   and  «|^iat'1>« 
e<|Uit^^ii4  to  ijotlce  aipr  siifiilar  po^ 

W^f KBJLff ,  . ,  ,..  ,j0m.  M9^ 

£  flitll  jTi^sf'^,  oar  diorgn,if*r 
ta  X  Canor,  nl^p  in iirea^ 

,  iwdtieoiioof  l^ejwrJtXt^ytJMiatMft- 

iiDWiwilkiodiilWtioB^  cakoIftUdffto  iion  feU.forUi  <\Col^lJ(?QuiI.  But 
prciJoaice  the  repatatioa^;  Mid  depdre-  Lp«69i>)»  ipcAywiir  Ibo  Q|i|ir«b.diU|r 
citAtdhft  klN>lln.*d^lOthel}^  ^k)aW  be    itf  repain.? 

dii}  ifolf  Tenliuee  io  name.  I  appml  So.  saH^^f ^  Al^bUepI*^  HIIP?  Vp^ 
t».  -yovK -.  caridid  - jiidg^iiieat,  wbethtir    -BarA  lU  p.  90  &  ii>f  fOQWr  r^l^Mtii  Ij^ 

repairr  vfine.-  C4Miip)elffl^  aiMi  UiP 
Obordi  opened  for.  Ditiiie«en^ii;f»^9fi 
New  Year?.a  Hny  1^»  I  took  tA«.i#ff- 
Uest  .oftporluoUjr:  of  Tiiitup^.  tbe-f pol^ 
wbiob-Ma.onm  Utbioitant* 
**  jtrcbiteei***'  notet  op  4be,  im- 


'  ai  an  A  rust,  wbateTet  h^  may 
iMUiflf*,  MM^eonfine  tbp.Wftof  l6 
to:  liiit  ilwwiiiition  of -biarowp 
•HiribatiidiaiacidA  pfd- 
\nm  ihjiihiiiitt.pnb|ick  wem  tacj 
dkrirorii  teii^'^dupoied  Ibradmilb 
VlHn;tbc^ei«6ie.qBettioiMd(  boLdbofO 
to  leiel:«at-«lliick.andait.pei»eiei» 
«h«  (to;  ytof;  toaiiL  j£  QoapKnieiitl 
ate  at:i(Biiit  atv' wettaiauiauiicd,  «il^ 
■li  ariquitki  aahimidte  'Fbiiwascon- 


cqnda^t  indicates  Ihelibetal 
bitioh  of  a  fcbolac,  or  tbe, fordid  airj^ 
^pito  df  a  «ioiibpo]iit« 
.  '-tSa  call  the  .phrafe,.  /which  hiii 
Jaalk  ocearicmed  §9  nneh  animad- 
wantopi-  ^  aa  twynandcd^eipranioa.^' 


4toliMiiI  iibiif|'bq(lea«iB.tdtaj».that  Motemeatf  to  bp  igne,.  (jifLme.YM 

pttotyoodabtyre  hatindiicedyoa  to  ]^art  L  p.  .838.)   VCielioi^jo  giva 

jNiac.ib  a  Tar  tnafe  favenrabre  coiv  place.. to  a  new  o9e»  in  aibv^tlier  ^V^ 
il3|inlwa  Cbaa  it  dewnrej*    Itlii^t-  racier j.  winilowa»  n)or;0.M0ipe4i|^tely 

•mfcad^tepJacaoiaibeiroverof  oaa^vf  tbeEaat.oBe»  iN^rconiVqcted.}  opQiH'* 

4toMn|6M9  il  was  next  fnt^9  ia  Qieolt  ceinotedi.  oJA^rraye-sfonos 

JtoiiaiBiedleriaifin  yonrlfefaaipei  broke  iin»  nod  tba  wbplie  pafeiaeat 

Ml^iMlfyit  was  introdnced^  under  a  to  be  ra-fajd/^                     ^    ;    ;  'i 

■efrjfiaf^y'la  the  reply  to  If  n.  Storer,  Same  Vol.  p.  Ih  p«  8$.  ".the  AX- 

an^ '  €orirdtoi;a^  by  an  lasiBoatioif »  -  chitect"  ohsecTes*  the-  cieiiu^  is  al* 


CBlcolated' to;  shew,  that  all  oppost- 
tioa  to  Mr.  Britton  lyas  hopeless. 
6ao  this,  Mr..  Urban,  be  suffered  to 
pass  with  the  indulgence  which  is  al- 
lowed to  an  unguarded  expression  ? 

I  am  neither  Author  nor  Artist; 
liut  i  think  it  my  duly  to  lend  my 
hmnble  aid  in  rendering  justice  to 
those  wba -are  wantonly  attacked, 
and  consequently  are  eotitled  to  the 
priYti^e  of  self-defence.  Had  Mr.  B. 
not  obtruded  himself  a  second  time 
oa.  pnbUc  aotice;  had.  he  not  cyen 
chaUeqged  animadversiop ;  you.  Sir, 
would  never  .have  been  troubled  with 
any  correspondence  of  mine— ^ so  i/l- 
accprdinj^  with  the  liberal  purposes 
for  which  your  Magazine  Was  ip- 
tended.  '  '  "    '   Yours,  &c. 

An  iNfiABiTAirf  OF  Salisbury. 


i^4f  We  have  witboul^  hesitation  in- 
serted this  Letter,  .and  ha|).e  it  will  put 
an  end  to  an  unpleasant  eQntroversy.<r— 
Qur  own  expression^'  writte^^  (euiTente 
calampj  with  the  most  conciliatory  in- 
tention, was.  far  too  general,  if.it.implied 
a  wish  that  Artists  would-not  vfrite. 
They  are  the  CorrespQndei>ts  whose.  £a- 
tourswe  anuoualy  covet ;  and  we  only  re- 


ready  giving  way  to  a  new  one ;  ,new 
string  to  the  lower  story  i  on  No^^th 
side  of  Church  a  n^w  door-way,"  &^» 

On  application  to  ih^  Ect.  Benry 
White  for.  permission  to  examine  the 
edifice,  I  met  with  every  attention 
necessary  for  that  purpose,  he  send- 
ing orders  to  the  inferior  officers  of 
the  Church  to  attend  me  on  the 
occasion. 

Survey.  - —  "  Cielinjr :"  an  entice 
new  one,  worked  in  hjp  timber  and 
stucco ;  old  ditto,  chesnnt,  and  al- 
though, as  "  specified,"  wii  bout  any 
truss  whatever,  it  maintained  its  po- 
sition for  three  ceoturies  at  least  ;— 
as  for  modern  cielings,  of  fir  ai|d 
stuccQ,  every  oue  knows  the  date.of 
their  probable  existence !  No  dou|>t 
various  reasons  may  be  adduced,  why 
the  new  cieliug  is  preferable  to  the 
former  ;  (though  the  **  Specification" 
sets  forth,  ''  the  cieling  to  be  I'urmed 
in  flat  compartments,  with  iqtersect- 
ing  timbers  and  mouldings  resem- 
bling the  original,'*)  but>  it  is  appre- 
hended* in  no  wiive  satisfactory  to  An- 
tiquaties,  suppc^sing  i*fj  an  instant 
such  personages  deserving  of  respect 
or  coBsidecation> .    The  distributien 


\ 


56 


Repair  of  AUhallows  Churchy  Tower- street.  (Jan, 


of  the  compartments  of  the  old  ciel- 
tng  with  intersectiag  mouldings, 
boises,  &c.  ran  West  and  East)  the 
new  dittoywith  pointed  compartments, 
in  servile  imitation  of  the  modern 
fanciful  cielin^  of  St.  Margaret's 
Church,  Westminster,  runs  South  and 
North.  **  Muliions  and  tracery  of  side 
and  East  windows*'  re*con8tructed, 
and  with  attention  to  the  original 
work.  *' Monuments"  remain  as  be- 
fore, but  appear  to  haye  been  made 
up  in  the  mutilated  parts  with  stucco  \ 
if  so,  the  patch- work  has  been  hid  by 
the  new-fashioned  white-wash  splash- 
ing resorted  to  in  inch  cases.  '*  Pave- 
ment," "  relaid ;"  •*  brasses,"  /no 
doubt,  as  before;  did  not  observe 
the  *'  indents"  in  the  old  stones  as 
^inted.  **  New  supernumerary  hol- 
low," to  string  at  East  end  of  the  ex- 
terior rubbed  out,  and  the  line  ma- 
soned somewhat  more  in  unison  with 
the  original,  yet  existing  at  West  end 
of  the  building.  New  "door- way. 
North  side  of  Church  ;"  its  incongrui- 
ties, as  objected  to  by  M  Architect,'' 
corrected,  particularly  in  the  span- 
jdriis  of  the  arch. as  the  **  l^urk's-caps" 
*bave  been  dfslodged. 
'So  far  the  **  Architect's"  communi- 
cations, "  to  stimulate  the  beautifiers 
and  improvers  to  entertain  a  due  re- 
spect for  our  antiquities,"  have  not 
wholly  been  without  their  proper 
effect ;  and  thus  one  of  our  National 
rem<ite  ecclesiastical  erections  yet 
stands  with  son)e  shevr  of  what  it 
once  was.  As  for  the  other  '^  re- 
pairs," independent  of  the  *'  Archi- 
tectV  observations,  they  are  as 
follows  t 

Tower :  new  trowelled.  South  side 
and  East  end  new  faced.  North  side 
remains   untouched.      The    attached 
Vestry   at  East    end   (17th  century 
work)  taken  down,  and  a  uew  Gothic 
ditto  built  tip;  that  is,  a  sort  of  at- 
tempt in  the  Tudor  style  (decline  of 
bur  antient  architectun  ),  with  Point- 
ed doorway,  windows,  buttresses  at 
the  angles,  and  parapet.     It  might 
have  been  thouffht,  while  this  Vestry 
undertaking  was  going  on,  to  give  a 
restoration  of  the  sweeping  cornice 
*  to  (he  windows  East  and  North,  and 
'  to  the  parapet  of  body  of  the  build- 
'  ing,  which,  if  not  battlemented,  some" 
thing  like  the  Vestry  parapet  would 
hot  have  been  much^out  of  character. 
In  the  interior,  a  new  Gothic  Tudor 
jpcreen  ;a  front  of  organ  gallery;  ano- 


ther attempt  in  this  way.  Witlii« 
the  Vestry  similar  atteropti  are  in  ooo* 
tinuation,  in  architraves  io  door- ways 
and  windows;  a  chinaaey-pieGe  like- 
wise claims  observatroa  on  the  aane 
score.  Modern  flat  cieliDg  ;  one  of 
the  doors  to  this  Vestry  uewi  mal- 
lions  with  perforations ;  cannot,  howw 
ever,  recollect  one  old  documeet  to 
bear  out  this  part  of  the  attempt  i  it 
must  therefore  be  set  dovrn  as  quite  a 
••hew  thought.** 

With  respect  to  the  pews,  or^ao* 
case,  font,  pulpit,  and  altar-piecot 
they  are  seen  even  as  the  WreU'tan 
school  left  them,  but  new  painted, 
gilded,  and  varnished. 

Upon  quitting  this  Surrey,  it  may 
be  told,  that  two  new  stone  Tudor 
fancied  chimney-pieces  and  stovea 
have  been  introduced  ;  an  objectiona- 
ble expedient  certainly,  for  nowever 
VDarm  a  few  may  feel  themselves, 
from  the  near  affinity  of  a  roaatlDj^ 
fire,  the  greater  part  of  the  coogega- 
tion  must,  as  heretofore,  be  content 
to  suffer  C9ld,  So  much  for  tho 
drawing-room  semblance  of  modem 
accommodation.  Nor  must  it  be 
omitted  to  set  down  the  award  of 
praise  to  those  who  oppoaed  and  pre^ 
vented  removing  the  pulpit  into  the 
centre  of  the  Church,  ami  placing  it 
directly  before  the  AUar :  another 
modern  and  unaccountable  practice, 
prevailing  in  t»o  many  of  our  London 
places  of  Divine  worship.  Let  the 
opposers  to  this  portion  of  the  *^  re- 
pairs," I  repeat,  let  them  be  praised  I 
Yours,  &c.  J.  Cartbr. 

Architectural  Inrovatiov. 
No.  CC. 

Progress  of  Architecture  in  Englund 
in  the  Reign  of  Anne* 

Continued  from  LXXXif^.  Part  11,  649. 

BUCKINGHAM-HOUSE  in  contir 
nuation.  At  present,  according 
to  the  Duke  of  Buckingham's  descrip- 
tion, the  '*  goodly  elms  and  gay  flou- 
rishing limes,"  have  submitted  to  feel 
decay ;  **  iron  palisade,''  changed  to 
a  more  modern  and  simple  form^ 
'f  great  bason,  with  statues  and  water 
works,"  no  traces  remain*;  "terrace," 
done  away,  entrance  is  up  three  small 
steps  into  the  hall;  **  covered  passage 

*  'While  the  famous  lead  statue  yard 
was  in  being,  inPiccadilly,(aboutSOyears 
back,)  many  of  these  statues  were  there 
deposited,  particularly  that  of  Neptunt. 

froflp 


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bfrntbakiidatm^-bnaumti'tonl-  tAdl««UaU|MmiNlcafi>rTWvor 

4MM  «ii|niartcd    oa  IsbIc  ^lafM,"  the  inUrigr,  hut  hitkerta  wUhmit  at 

jIDcd  m  wok  brick-irark,  ud  nadera  fcet  i  uiil  it  U  aaiontooi  that  w< 

^i«^W*K   winfow*  ifiCh  Gomfwt-  tUnc  hut  an  ennH  order  fronRo;- 

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^WWiwiidpiiwLiiifiiiiii  the  wii^to  «miiu>Ddiwpp(riatiB<nbu  ootIUm 
.tka  ko«M|  "kitcbn  vitb  >»  opaa  .  Md  PrograH  ortngMtbAKbif^itDr^ 

.capok  at  lop*"  not.  ilfiUe  >t  tbi*  which  it  pveMnwd  to  bo  of  mibb  V^ 

.Sm.  tioBiJ  iolMflrt  in  tbe  biit«r|  «f  oiir 


CofiB  CuspUl'i  alu,  w  ma  ex<  Artt,  mint  U  tU*  point  be  '- 

^janaHj,  ii  BOW  nwi;  the  Mioa,  with  di^trfotadt  and  rtutd  aKoiii . 

.tba  eieeption  of  the  paliMde,  Kreat  a  eertaia   degree  with   the  Eeaeral 

^lea,  toTerad  panagei,  the  boiFdJag  thread  (tf  the  ponait    StiD  if  Ob 

B  of  (be  corridwret.  terraee,  or  flight  portion «f  oar  Biujc  ihaoU  meat  tby 

^MiteM,  aod  an  additional  door- wa^  eye  QfthoteaiMl  cunpelenttD gnat- 

Jo   left   wiog.      Hi*   froDl.  the  pi-  agraeiau  order  for  campleliDg  tba 

Jaitcn  at  Uia  eitremitj  of  tbe  lue  aecoMarj  Snrr»,  aod  behtnaraU* 

_tokea  away,  ai  it  tbe  terrace  t  circa-  entertaiDod,  an  iramediate  eaaaaam- 

Mr  ^itaeat  to  door-way  altered  to  catioa  may  be  entered  un,  by  drreet- 

B  tnaafDlar  ditto  i  fnlooiu  of  froit  ieg  a   tia^  for  J>  Carter, '  our  (m 

tr  wiadowi  of  priari-  frKod  and  Mcoad  bi  all  AatiquariaB 

ta-aod  b  Ibair  pla«e  labonn,atNichola|SiqD,aBdBeatleylL 

-are  raa  in  conl.aua-  Red  Lion  PaiMge,  FMe^SI^«ctt   and 

of  frait  and  Sumen  which  will  ever  ba  coanden^  a*  tba  . 

lowiofaltic^oorcqt  greate»t  honour  tbatcaa  be' cnobrred 

d  is  Ibcir  pl^oe  tbp  as  an  hniUble  follower  of  tbe  Art*,    - 

ruo  10  coatiqualioD  I  fad  a  ^oat  dutiful  and  toyal  iBbject 
nildiD|g(  only  reniBiB  4>  Axcbitict. 

rf  prw^ipaf  floor,  »  i'^ 

.0C4ipietifanr  place        Mr.  Caa^ii^  .  AaifS. 

the  altk  floor,  arch^  ■\;-0IJ  wiU  oblige  me  by  the  iotef. 

■idet  of  window*,  and  I    tion  of  the  foiiwWiog  ikeicb  of 

r..n<F. r»mninnn.»_  ,  Momiiig  Pr» (er  for  jouug  people 
ofallcl|iaKiandperiiuaaiuii4.   Itruil  it 
will  prove  acceptablelo  jourReaderi. 
Youri,  &C.  B, 


totbewiadowfor  wing* 
ydarn  cilia ;  to  the  a^ctiitrftvei  of  the 
wiadowiorballaiidpriDcijialQoortiire 
.  iidditioH  of  frieze  and  cornice.     In- 
acription  in  frieze  of  centre  divisioD 
painted  oat;  itatuej  on  dwarf  pila*- 
iert  and  baluitrade  taken  duwo  t   the 
■ame  baa  been  duue  with  tbe  vaiei  oo 
corridore*.       Pediraenti   to    dormer 
window*  of  wing*  give  place  to  a  flat     ^^^^^  .^^^ 
bead  J    additional   door-waj    to    left     pBranls    and 
wing  made  out  with  common  *crolli,     my  fellow-cre 
£urDic«,  Hct. 

Buckingham  Vignettei  the  Doric 
archwaj*  filled  up,  in  which  are  in< 
aerlod  cpniinou  pa«Hge  dutir-waji, 
aod  over  them  iemicircultr  windciwa : 
Jhe  itooe  aivbe*  obliterated  by  the 
itling  np,   ai  noted  atioTe,      ~ 


"Almighty  Creator!  oh  dFign  totbcd 
th^  bleised  iiilluenEe  over  me  tliii  daj, 
that  1  may  know  to  ahun  the  paib  of 
Error,  and  walk  in  tbe  wayorRlghteouc 
nesa  and  Tniih.  Jaipreaa  me  with  an 
humble  aeiiie  of  duty  to  my  bunoured 
■  i-ard* 


And,  i 


.  Ihini 


nuite  goodneaa,  O  Lord,  grtat  that  ttiit 
be  a  day  of  bappinns  and  rejuiein^ 
amongst  the Creal area  of  thy  Bounlj  ;  lo 
shall  all  Mankind  joyfully  unite  in  one 
Cburu;  oC  Praise  to  (he  Eternal  God  of 


windul 


I" 


a  hi*  Gra 


cDpjing  their  jilacea. 

D  the  preceding  Number 


IB>ld 


Campbell'*  deic  rip  lion  I  of  thii  noble 
home,  a*  it  appeared  when  ftniihed, 
.  citernally  and  internallj  (  and  in  the 
preaent  Number  it*  modernized  ex- 
ternal atate  at  thi*  day  i  it  ia  with  ex- 
treme concern  we  are  compelled  to 
obfCfie,  that  thi*  iurve^  muat  be  left 


mpkte,  aierery  meaoi^bavc  baea     niiifdj  uf  other 


Mr.  UnBlH,  ^aa.  S. 

THE  imposture  of  Johanna  South- 
colt  baling  ceaied  by  her  death, 
happy  would  it  be  if  the  World  would 
grow  niie  by  experience.  Prophet* 
and  Prophelemei  indeed  may  be  ex- 
pected to  ariie  so  long  aa  inianity, 
delusion,  or  deaign  tias  an  influenco 
(luthe  mind  of  the  posiessorof  such 
ihappy    principles )    but    that    th« 


«huDld  be  >o  in  flu- 
ancedf 


3S      Impostures  0/ Johanna  Southcott  and  ifrs.  Bucban.    [Jan, 


€Oced>  and  become  partakers  of  every 
wild  error  that  the  wildest  imagiha- 
tioQ  caoi  body  forth,  surpasses  any 
conception  of  sober  reasou  or  sound 
understanding.  We  are  told  that  the 
followers  of  this  unhappy  Wonoan 
have  not  been  confined  to  the  very 
lowest  rank  of  society,  but  that  sunie, 
even  of  superior  education,  have  been 
deluded  by  her.  Let  this  humble  our 
pride  when  we  desire  to  be  "wise 
above  what  is  written  s"  and  let  it,  at 
the  same  time,  induce  us  to  distrust 
bur  own  judgment  before  we  give 
way  to  dayg.crous  doubts.  There  is  a 
true  and  a  right  way  set  before  us, 
by  which  we  may  "try  the  Spirits 
wnether  they  be  of  God  «*'  we  must 
ifiarch  the  Scriptures,  not  for  hidden 
ineaDings,  but.  for  that  which  lies 
j|j^r  the  surface,  for  that  bread  which 
a/Tmay  eat,  for  that  living  water 
which  will  give  refreshment  to  alL 

Though  a  friend  to  toleration  in 
its  purest  sense,  it  was  pain  and  grief 
to  roe  to  sit  on  a  Binch  of  Magis- 
trates when  a  License  was,  ex  officio^ 
granted  to  a  Teacher  of  Johanna's 
doctriofs.  The  man  acknowledged 
his  conviction  of  their  truth,  though 
not  publiclj  interrogated  on  the  sub- 
ject, and  that  he  had  a  small  Congre- 
fation  of  Hearers  scattered  up  and 
own  in  the  Country.  The  want  of 
power  to  investigate  principles  on 
such  occasions,  by  certificate  of  cha- 
racter, &c.  is  certainly  a  proof  of  the 
Sood  that  might  have  arisen,  even  to 
lissenters  themselves,  from  that  par- 
ticular clause  in  Lord  Sidmouth's  ce- 
lebrated Bill.  In  such  a  case  as  the 
present  the  Legislature  was  imposing 
a  hardship  on  the  Magistrate,  by  en« 
joining  him  to  license  the  teaching  of 
not  only  absurd  but  impious  doctrines. 
I  have  a  local  reason,  Mr.  Urban, 
for  troubling  you  with  this  letter. 
About  thirty  years  ago  a  female  from 
Scotland,  of  the  name  of  Buchan, 
came  into  the  part  of  the  county 
where  I  reside,  and  from  whence  I 
write,  and  eifdcavoured  to  make  pro- 
selytes ^o  her  opinion.  Like  Mrs. 
Southcott,  she  pretended  to  inspira- 
tion, and  interpreted  mysterious  pas- 
sages of  Scripture  to  her  own  pur- 
poses. In  one  instance,  at  least,  she 
was  too  successful.  A  respectable 
farmer,  living  on  his  own  estate,  H^as 
induced  to  sell  it,  and,  with  his  ^ife, 
who  wtts  equally  deluded,  and  a  uu- 
meronafamily,  attended  the  pretended 
prophfteM  to  her  native  land.  Id  this 


expedition,  it  may  be  imagined,  hia 
possessions  were  soon  dissipated.  Here 
It  was  ihat  sfte  predicted  that  the  laft 
day  would  arrive  at  a  time  which  she 
mentioned;  and  her  followers  were 
Collected  together  in  an  upncr  cham- 
ber in  awti|1  expectation  orits  arrival. 
This  persolji  informed  the  writer,  thaft 
when  he  saw  from  the  window  the 
sun  rising  above  the  horizon  io  all  its 
splendour,  he  began  to  have  saspt- 
cions.  I  do  not  recolLct  by  what  art 
she  reconcih'd  her  disciples  to  thisdit- 
appointiiieut;  but  the  person  above- 
mentioned,  aft^r  some  difficulty,  dis- 
entangled himself  from  this  connexion 
and  returned  home.  Soon  after  this 
time  MrH.  Buchan  died;  but  not  till 
she  had  predicted  her  resurrection  to 
life,  like  Mrit.  Southcott,  in  three  days. 
A  second  disap|)ointment  closed  tne 
scene  of  delusion. 

Not  many  years  after  this  period 
Mrs.  Southcott  came  into  this  neigh- 
bourhood, on  a  mission  similar  to 
that  of  Mrs.  Buchan.  The  person 
whose  story  I  am  telling,  not  per- 
fectly cured  of  all  delusions,  travelled 
round  the  neighbourhood  as  a  self- 
taught  Teacher.  In  one  of  his  visits 
at  an  obscure  village  in  Yorkshire  he 
accidentally  met  with  Mrs.Sonthcott. 
At  the  first  interview  she  acquainted 
him  that  she  was  the  Woman  predicted 
in  the  Revelations.  He  informed  her 
that  he  had  seen  another  IVoman 
foretold  in  the  Revelations ;  and  wish- 
ed  her  to  explain  the  difficulty.  Her 
interpretation  began  and  ended  in  a 
most  severe  invective  and  abuse* 

I  have  never  seen  any  written  Ac- 
count of  Mrs,  Buchan,  and  should  be 
glad  if  any  of  your  numerous  Corre- 
spondents could  throw  any  farther 
light  upon  her  history.  I  am  aware 
how  worthless  such  characters  are, 
and  how  greatly  to  be  despised  ;  bnt 
it  is  absolutely  necessary  to  undeceive 
the  ignorant  on  such  subjects  as  the 
present.  It  will  hardly  be  believed 
that  io  an  enlightened  age  such  oc- 
currences could  take  place ;  but  as 
they  have  taken  place,  it  is  the  duty 
of  every  good  member  of  society,  not 
only  to  recommend  hut  to  profess  that 
religion  in  truth  and  parity  which 
we  derive  from  the  most  unpolluted 
source.  '*  Take  heed  that  no  man 
deceive  you ;  for  many  shall  come  in 
my  name,  saying,  I  am  Christ ;  and 
shall  deceive  many : — all  these  things 
must  come  to  pass,  but  the  end  is  not 
yet."  Ci  caicti  Dumtii, 


^  TimMr,  hi  Bnnpe '  uid  AtSta  ty 
/'■IiEmtiiW:  HhutntBd  wilh  Eifpt- 
vhigi  Df  Antiquitin,  Sotaery,  nnd  Cm- 
tUBiF,{roiaD»wingi  taken  on  the  spot." 
.  The  Second  Volume  of  Mr.Soutbef's 
Hiiton  oF  Brazil. 

"  A  Hittory  of  the  War  in  Spain  and 
Portagtl,  tma  tbe  Year  1807  to  1814. 
Bj  General  Sasrazin." 

"  Memoin  bt  tHi  Trench  Campaigns 
in  Spain,  of  I'Stffi,  ia09,  aodlBlO.  By 
■  M.  Roc^CA,  Officer  of  Huzxars." 

*■  A'Jimnial  of  aTaur  (htough  some 
pant  of  Pfa.nce,  Switzerland,  Saiuy,  Ger- 
■nui;,  and  Belg:iiim,  during  the  Summer 
-and  Aatunin  of  tai4.  8;  the  Hon. 
RtCBUD  B«yLE  BSrnard,  M.P." 

*'  Oblersattons  made  during  a  tecent 
'  visit  tu  Paril ;  containing  a  particular 
account  of  that  City,  its  buildings, 
•musementi,  oiannerg,  Ac.  By  Samuel 
SwrTB,  Eaq.  of  tbe  Inner  Temple."  8vu. 

•'  An  Histuncai  Survey  of  the  Charac- 
ter of  Napoleon  BuoI^aparte,  drann 
ftom  hi>  own  Word!  and  Actions.  By 
tbe  Author  of  tbe  '  Secret  MeiOoirs'." 

*■  Memoin  of  Thirty  Yeart  of  theLJfe 
ofAe  iaie  Rmprei!  Jotepblne." 

"  Hwia,  or  the  Hollanders.  By  Lol'is 
BUOMAPARTB,"  3  voU. 

A  corrccied  edition  of  Dr.  Williams's 
«<AbridgeaientorOweNuniheHetiie>v9." 
.  '.'  ASuiiplement  to  tbe  Memoirs  of  the 
Life,  Vritiogi,  Discourses,  and  Prates- 
tional  Wmkt  of  Sir  Joshua  Kevnolds, 
Uy  Jambs  Northcotb,  Esq.''  4to, 


offsuitii'L^in.MtwIdered.  %Euu- 
bbtH'  AraLnVH,  lata  Goremeu  in  & 
lEamilyeftheEarlofleranandUdtlUe.^ 

Tba  "Third,  being  the  concluding  Part 
of  "  A  Poetical  History  of  England," 
written  eipreesly  for  young  Pereona,  and 
designed  lo  afford  facility  and  interest 
to  the  study  of  History. 

A  Second  Vaiume  of  Mr.  T.  MoRELL's 

"  Studies  in  History;    conl^ning  tbe 

History  of  Rome  from  its  earliest  Ke- 

cords  to  the  death  of  Constantine." 

fFotkipriparingftr  PubUcatim: 

••  A  Translation  of  the  Psalms  of  Da- 
vid,  wiih  NuiBS,  By  Samuel  Horblst, 
LL.D.  F.  R.  S.  F.  A.  S.  laie  Lord  Bishop 
of  St.  Asapb."  3  vols.  8vo. 

"  Sermons  on  Ancient  Prophecies  o( 
the  Messiali,  dispersed  among  Ae  Heath- 
ens. Also,  Four  Diicourses  on  the  Na- 
ture of  tbe  Evidence  borne  to  tbe  Fact 
<>f  our  Luid's  Resurrection.  By  Sahuil 
HoRSiiiy,  LLJ).  F.  R.  S.  F.A.S.  late 
Lord  Bishop.of  M,  Asaph."  8vo. 

The"  French  Pr<:acher,"  avo;  by  the 
Rev.  Mr.  Cobbin  ;  cunslstins  orvaluable 
Discourses,  translated  from  the  most 
emiiienl  Catholic  and-  Protestant'  Di- 
vines ;  Willi  Biographical  Notices,  &c. 

SirWiLLMMUuGDALB's"  History  and 
Antiquities  of  the  County  of  Warwick," 
is  in  coHSiderahle  progress  towards  re- 
publication, with  a  very  sreat  accession 
of  valuable  materials  boib  of  Histoncal 
and  Local  interest. 

"  A  History  of  the  Public  Events  of 
Europe,    from   CLa  Commencement  of 


40      LiTER^Hy  Intelligence.— Index  iNDicAtORius.    [Jtarf. 

ness  6f  paper,  and  high  price  of  prinl^ 
ingy  thefjr  shall  be  uiKlef  the  necessity 
of  charging  the  subscribers  twenty^ 
shillings  for  each  book,  which  was  to 
be  a  large  folio  volume,  printed  on  fii^ 
paper,  of  110  full  sheets,  including 
also  five  maps,  and  35  elegant  engra- 
yin^  of  the  seats,  monuments,  &c.  of 
the  rJobility  and  Gentry  of  that  coantvi; 
Of  this  work  500  copies  were  printed^ 
and  lately  a  copy  was  sold  in  London 
forforti/'guineas, 

LUCIEN  BUOKAPARTE,  in  One  ot 
the  notes  affixed  to  the  poem  of  "  Char-^ 
lemasne,"  has  announced  his  intention 
to  puolish  a  second  epic  at  some  future 
time,  the  title  of  which  is  to  be  the 
Cirneide,  from  Cirnos,  the  Greek  AamiiB 
of  Corsica.  The  final  expulsion  of  the 
Saracens  from  that  Island,  with  descrip« 
tions  of  the  manners  of  the  Islanders,- 
forms  the  subject.  This  poem,  the 
author  tells  us,  is  intended  to  bear  that 
relation  to  Charlemagne,  w&ich  tke 
Iliad  bears  to  the  Odyssey,  as  it  will  be 
in  some  manner  connected  with  it; 
Isolier,  one  of  the  subordinate  charao* 
ters  in  Charlemagne,  being  its  hero. 

The  French  have  published  an  Atla* 
of  their  naval  discoveries  in  the  South- 
ern Ocean.  In  this-  they  admit  that 
the  English  first  discovers  the  coast  df 
New  Holland  from  the  isles  St.  Fran- 
cois to  a  point,  in  which  they  were  met 
by  the  French  Captain  Baudin  j  the  re- 
mainder of  the  coast,  with  an  exception 
of  about  50  or  dO  leagues,  they  claim 
the  discovery  of. 


the  French  Revolution,  to  the  Restora- 
tion of  the  Boorbens.    By  John  Scqtt." 
*•  A  Geological  Itinerary  through  the 
Counties   of  Warwick,   Staflford,    and 

Deity,"  8vo.  ^   ^    „  . 

"  Ai»  Historical  Account  of  the  Epis- 
copal See,  and  Cathedral  Church  of  Sa- 
rum  or  Salisbury  :  comprising  Biogra- 
phical Notices  of  the  Bishops,  the  His- 
tory of  the  Establishment,  from  the  ear- 
liest  period  j  and  a  Description  of  the 
Monuments.  Illustrated  with  Engra- 
vings, from  Drawings  by  Mr.  F.  Nash. 
Compiled  from  the  best  authorities,  par- 
ticularly the  Episcopal  and  Chapter  Re- 
cords.    By  W.  DODSWORTH. 

"  Memoirs  on  European  and  Asiatic 
Turkey,  from  the  MS.  Journals  of  Mo- 
dern Travellers  in  those  Countries,  edited 
by  Robert  Walpole,  A.M.  wtth  Plates." 
\  •«  The  Paris  Spectator;  or,  L'Hermite 
dela  Chauss^e-D'Antin.  Containing  Ob- 
servations upon  Parisian  Manners  and 
C&stoms  at  the  Commencement  of  the 
Kineteeiith  Cenrury.  Translated  from 
the  Frei.ch,  b>  William  Jeroan.** 

*«  Ways  ant!  MeStns,  in  lien  of  the  Pro- 
perty Tax.  By  Captain  Fairman,  Aid- 
de-canip  and  Military  Secretary  to  the 
Governor  and  Commander  in  Chief  of 
Caracal).  First  proposed  to,  ami  ap- 
proved by,  the  late  Mr.  Perceval ;  whh 
an  Kpicediuin  on  that  Minister.'* 

«*  Varieties  of  Life ;  or,  Conduct  and 
Conseriuei.oes.  A  Novel.  By  the  Au- 
thor of*  sketches  of  Character,*  3  vols.*' 

i'roposals  have  been  circ  dated  for  the 
republication  of  *<  Censura  Literaria, 
containing  Titles,  Extracts,  and  Opi- 
nions of  Old  English  Books,  especially 
tho'»e  which  are  Scarce.  By  Sir  EgeRton 
BrydgeS,  K.J."  The  articles  will.be 
classed  in  Chronological  Order,  under 
their  separate  heads  of  Poetry,  History, 
&c. ;  and  a  general  Index  will  be  given. 

Mr.  James  Baldwiw  Brown,  of  the 
Inner  Temple,  author  of  "  An  Historical 
Account  of  the  Laws  enacted  against  the 
Catholics,  both  in  England  and  Ireland,*' 
bas  issued  Proposals  for  publishing  *'  An 
Historical  Inquiry  into  the  Ancient  Ec- 
clesiastical Jurisdiction  of  the  Crown ; 
from  the  Period  in  which  Great  Britain 
formed  a  Part  of  the  Roman  Empire.** 

In  the  Portledge  Library,  which  a 
few  years  ago  was  purchased  by  Mr.  S. 
Woolmer,  of  Exeter,  and  which  he 
has  still  in  his  possession,  was  found  a 
printed  proposal,  by  four  booksellers 
of  London,  for  printing  **  Sir  Hedry 
Chauncey's  History  and  Anti<j|uities  of 
Hertfordshire,"  dated  i6g7 ;  in  which 
they  apologize  to  the  Nobility  and 
^Btry,  that  ojs  accoioit  of  tb<  dear- 


Inobx  Ikdicatorius. 

The  Abstract  of  Pr.  Spurzheim'S  Lee^ 
tures  3  Dr.  Booker's  second  Letter  con- 
cerning H.  P. Lewis  {  Amcus;  &e.-  &c. 
in  our  next. 

We  thank  L.  S.  for  his  tiSeful  and  aik- 
tertaining  "  Extracts.** 

Mr.  DoDSwoRTH*s  Seal  shall  be  used 
in  our  earliest  Miscellaneous  Plate.— We 
look  forward  with  pleasure  to  bis  forth- 
coming History. 

The  complaint  of  H.  F.  against  the 
Trustees  of  Bamburgh  Castle,  comes 
more  within  the  province  of  the  Lord 
Chancellor  than  that  of  a  periodical  JHib- 
Hcation. 

Rich M0ND1BN SIS  asks,  — Whether  the 
Rev.  Thomas  Hou>8worth,  rector  of 
North  Stoneham,  cu.  Southampton,  (men- 
tioned in  the  notes  of  the  History  of 
Leicestershire,  vol.  IV.  Part  II.  p.  857) 
is  the  same  who  was  Dean  of  Middlebam 
in  Yorkshire  ? 

RSVIBW 


C  «    ] 
4IEVIEW  OF  NEW  PUBLICATIONS. 

^"  .  ^,  -,       ^  ^    rr       "Meek  Child  of  fomw^wboieitilk 

■  J^  m^kmMi  ^f"^»  •5^*«^i«r    Stream  over  such  unuanal  ndmiM ! 

^*^?*;»         .  *'^'*^       r^    tov'd,  Royal  Lwiy, whom, we,  all, eoiifc» 

2??'^?'»*^/*'/^''*^^2^f    Virtue  hi    marVd.    ev'n    moie  thaa 
Eoflaiid..  B9th»  Rev,  Sir  Herbert  wretchedness! 


,  Cwft,  Boft.   ^»nvr^^  *y  P-  J^  I  don't  deny  the  sources  of  your  grief; 

a9t»  J«w.  1B14.    jgniirfo,  |y.  18.  ^^^  i^  a  Stranger  try  to  leml  refief. 

Wn  molce  to  ftod  Ihat  oor  old        "  Stranger!  yet  Hai:tweU's  •  howeiB 

-¥¥   ioi  much  rcii»Dcted  friend  and  ^     ^  *nd  alleys  know 

Tahnbh  Corrcspoiidenl(who  has  been  Yp»  ^^^^  !f  "»J»>«  B';tJ»»»  Muses  so.     ^ 

edwfficicttl  cncficy  to  pursue  his  lite-  .    ,  ^T  •.  *5  '         ^     *.,J^^* 

iw  Miiuvivwi.  **"*«*    r  ^u^.^i,  And  made  it,  if  more  sad,  still  more  iw- 

nnf  labours,    tfie   present  elegant  There  Thomson  :  proved  bow  each  kind 
tnSiif e  of  coatolation  to  an  august  ^^^  ^jj^  ^  ^^^^  .„,  ^ 

Pecmiige,  IS  introduced  by  the  fol-  Theworld  with  charms  that  balanc'dllfc'^ 

lowiif  shorty  but  loyal  Address.  ThereRogers  Uughtyourtender  soultosoe 

n^n.  nu  9.^^  »Sir&M«<t  #A«  Princk  The  Pleasures,  sadty  sweet,  of  Memoiy; 

^^^k.^J^^£^  Which^«,metime.,ina.isionanrtra«ea, 

«  .y,         t/"i««^»»y«Hw»»  »/  Humed  your  raptthoughU  back  to  youi 


TT^^  y,  ^Lr  7r^„r^"^   -^  Hurried  your  rapt  thoughU  back  to  your 

Gnat  Britain  amd  Ireland.  j^^.^  p^^e. 

•■Ilty  it  please  your  Royal  Highness  «  yoa  're,  now,  come  baek  to  youv 

to  aseept  these  lines,  as  a  small  mark  lov'd  Countr? ;  brought 

of  gndtode  for  the  favoon'  conferred  By  God  himself,  and  not  in  aiiy  thought. 

hgr  vow  Royal  Highness,  through  a  k>ng  Much^ixiur'd  Victim !  may,  on  thU  blest 

atMS-  of  yearn,  upon  Lady  Croft,  and  jay^ 

■poo.  Sir,  your  Rc^al  Htghncss's  most  Oblivion's  waters  wash  all  tears  awi^  I  > 

fi^ul  and  most  ^^^^^^^^^^  «  But  that  1  know  forgiveness  U  th*. 

vaotr                       HBaBBRT  uaoPT.  ^j^                                 [family  I 

FI■li^S0Mayl814;  the  day  of  Which  to  their  France  binds  all  yoor 

tbd  signature  of  your  Royal  i*a  speak  of  the  fond  words  Religion  lent' 

Highnesses  European  Peace.**  Xo  France's  Martyr,  in  his  testament. 

,      .  Ije  cbarg'd  the  Seventeenth  Lewis  to 

The  Poem  not  having  as  yet  been  « forgive, 

published  in  this  country,  our  Readers  if  they  should  let  the  Royal  Infant  live; 

will  not  be  displeased  4)y   a  perusal  Ifheshouldeverbecondemn'atodraia 

of  the  introductory  linew :  The  cup  of  human  misery,  and  reign$.''^' 


*  "1  delated  the  printing  of  these  verses,  expecting  from  England  a  drawing  of-~ 
Hartwell,  which  I  meant  to  have  used  as  a  frofitispiuce.  The  present  trifle  might, 
so,  have  been  more  worthy  the  beautiful  characters  of  Mr.  P.  Didot;  well  calcu- 
lated, spite  of  the  justice  he  always  renders  others^  to  succeed  to  the  reputation 
of  the  late  Bodonip  as  type-founder  and  as  printer.  I  know  that  these  useful  ta- 
IjCnts  are  hereditary  in  this  honourable  family,  and  how  justly  celebrated  the 
younger  brother,  Mr.  Firmin  Didot,  is  ;  for  I  possess  his  elegfant  octavo  editions  of 
Juvenal  and  Persius,  in  the  preface  to  the  latter  of  Mrhich  his  learned  Editor 
thanks  me  for  my  tittle  aid.  But  Mr.  Firmin  Didot's  modesty  would  be  shocked 
to  see  his  name  placed  before  that  of  his  illustrious  elder  brother,  to  whose  various 
talents  France  and  Europe  owe  the  famous  folio  editions  of  Virgil,  Horace,  Racine, 
and  La  Fontaine.  Mr.  P.  Didot  is,  now,  preparing  a  similar  fulio  edition  of  Boi<- 
leaa ;  and  is  continuing  his  two  most  beautiful  and  correct  collections  of  French 
Classics,  one  in  octavo,  for  male  readers,  and  a  different  one,  in  a  smaller 
size,  for  ladies.  These  two  patriotic  collections  were  begun  and  carried  on  with 
iincommon  courage,  when  the  Corsican's  tyranny  had  dried  up  every  possible  source 
of  commerce.  Since  the  Restoration,  the  female  collection  is  taken  under  her 
Royid  patronage  by  the  Princess  to  whom  these  verses  are  addressed*" 

•f  '<The  j^iglU'Thoughts  of  Young,  whose  Ufe  my  friend  Johnson  permitted  me 
to  write,  among  bis  lAves  oftiie  JSngHsh  Poets,  almost  forty  years  ago.'* 

X  **  The  SeMtmt,  one  of  the  favourite  books  of  the  unfortunate." 
'   §  *'  I  sp^ak  as  a  man,  and  not  as  an  Englishman,  when  1  say  that  France  has' 
pbCgations  to  Lewis  the  XVlII^h  for  consenting  to  re^gn^  and  to  quit  Hartwell  for 
*GnT.  Mao. /aTiuai^y, '18lb«  '  the' 

<5 


42 


Review  of  New  PuUicatiofM. 


[Jaik 


After  many  approprii^e  compti- 
ments  fo  the  weeping  Frincass,  Sir 
Herbel't  Croft  tbiu  apoi trophizei : 
"Oh!  Fraace»b<bappy!  This  sincere 
request  [nest  brenst : 

Gomes  from  an  Englishman's  frank,  ho- 
▲II  England,  now  no  more  a  rival  state. 
Wishes  to  sec  France  happy,  free,  and 
great. 

*' France,  England  \  what!  i| one, then, 
doom'd  to  be 
The  other  Countiy's  constant  Eneqiy, 
Only  because    kind    Nature  blessings 
sheds,  [heads  ? 

Kept  back  from  others,  oA  both  people's 
Only  because  all  other  Nations  try, 
fn  vain,  with  our  two  favour* d  ones  to 

vie  ? 
Both  enried  Nations!  yes,  we  both  pos- 
sess (ness ; 
"What  would  increase  each  other's  happi- 
Whak  would  improve,  in  spite  of  cither's 

pride. 
The  public  character,  on  either  side. 
When  do  we  see  ev'n  savages  tuppoip, 
Biscause  they  're  neighbours,  that  they 
must  be  foes  ? 

<*No,  no!  each  wave  that  flows  be- 
tween our  states 
Our  Sister  Nations  joins,  not  separates  : 
Each  fisherman's^  tir'd,  late-returning 
oar,  [to  shore: 

When  all  is  still,  half  sounds  from  shore 
The  maid,  on  Shakespeare's  moonlight 
cliff,  whose  heart  [depart, 

Thinks  where  she  saw  her  truelovc  sad 
Half  sees  a  fond  French  sailor,  .joyful, 
reach  [beach. 

His  long-left  home,  and  leap  upon  the 

*^  In  how  few  minutes,  Blanchard's 
air-hung  boat,  [high,  to  float  ? 
Tween  the  two  countries  ceas'd,  on 
Twice  sixty  minutes  wafted  Lewis  over. 
To  happy  Calais,  from  delighted  Dover ; 
While  Calais,  as  it  shook  with  loyal  joy, 
Seem'd  to  hear  Dover  join  in  Vive  le 
Roi !" 


The  Rererend  Baronet  hat  tub- 
joined  seTeral  excellent  notes  i  some 
of  which  accompany  our  extracts, 

'^  I  will  finish  these  notes,"  h^,  im, 
'<  with  a  quotation  that  will  be  seen  wIUi 
pleasure,  I  hope,  by  all  French  and  Eng- 
lish readers  of  verses,  the  second  olject 
of  which  is  to  contribute  to  do  away  all 
mean  ^nmitv  between  the  two  greatest 
nations  in  Europe.  1  would  be  the  first 
to  blush  for  my  own  Nation,  if  it  desan^> 
ed  the  reproach  from  which  it  is  so  ho- 
nourably and  so  completely  cleared  bjr 
this  testimony  of  the  gallant  Comt^  de 
St.  Morys.  My  noble  friend,  one  of  the 
officers  of  his  restored  King's  guard, 
finishes,  with  this  philanthropic  pas- 
sage, his  little  work  which  was  printed 
and  published  April  9,  1814,  which  pro- 
duced a  great  effect,  and  of  which  the 
title  alone  (Reflexions  d'un  sujet  de. 
Louis  Xf^III.J  did  the  highest  credit 
to  his  courage,  his  loyalty,  and  his  gopd 
sense,  at  such  a  moment.  Ten  days 
before  it  appeared,  not  to  say  almost  at 
the  very  moment,  Buonaparte  was  still 
the  tyrant  of  France  and  of  Europe. 

*'  Dates  are  of  importance,  when  so 
many  honest  subjects  of  Lewis  thft 
XVllIth  cannot  help  using  the  language 
of  the  indignant  Alceste : 

'  H^,  madame,  Von  loue  aujourd'hui  tont 
le  monde  [fiofide. 

£t  le  sit^ele  par  Ikn'a  rien  qu'on  aa  con- 
Tout  est  d'un  grand  m^rite  ^gal^mant 
dou^ :  [lou4 : 

Ce  n'est  plus  un  honneur  (}ue  de  se  voir 
D'^luges  on  regorge;    ^  la  t^te  on  lea 
jette ;  [la  gaaette.* 

Et  mon  valet'de-chambre  est  mia  4a4S 
Le  Misanthrope,  Acte  III.  Sc^ne  VIL 

**  Note  relative  h  §e  quej*ai  dU  plus  lunii 
sur  la  reconnaissance  due  au  Prinm 
Hdpreni  (f  Angleterre  ei  au  Parlemeni 
Britannique. 

**  Buonaparte  avait  constamment  diri» 
g^,  contre  les  gouveriiemens  avec  lesqueb 


tlie  Louvre.  Montaigne  quotes  the  saying  of  an  antlent  King :  *  That  any  mao» 
-ifho  knew  the  weight  of  a  sceptre,  would  not  pick  one  up,  if  it  lay  before  hi* 
leet.'  Every  French  reader's  heart  will  be  touched  by  the  fiVst  words  of  the  foV* 
lowing  extract  from  the  most  sublime  will  and  testament  of  Lewis  the  X.VIth  :  mJI 
tiise  heads  will  subscribe  to  the  good  sense  and  usefal  truths  of  the  conclusipii: 

^  Je  recommandc  bien  vivement  k  mes  enfans,  apris  ce  qu'ils  doiv^nt  \  Diem 
qui  doit  marcher  avant  tout,  de  rester  toujours  uais  eutre  eux,  soumis  et  ob^ssajM 
%  leur  m^re,  ct  reconnaiasans  de  tous  les  soins  et  les  puines  qu'elle  se  donne  poiir 
^x  ;  et  en  memoire  de  moi,  je  les  prie  de  regarder  ma  scsur  corome  une  sec<Hl4e 
iiaire.  Je  recoromanUe  ^  mon  fils,  s*il  avait  h  malheur  de  d^vfnir  roi,  de  scfnf^ 
qa'il  se  4oit  tout  entier  au  bo^iheur  de  tous  ses  ooncitoyeus  ;  qu'il  doit  oublif  r  tojiite 
balne  et  resstntlment,  et  notpm^ment  tout  ce  qui  a  rapport  aux  m^beun  et  atfa 
chad^rlnsque  j'^prouve;  qu'il  ne  peut  faire  le  bonheur  du.  peuple  qu'eQ  T^gfk^n^ 
anivant  lesloUi  iqais  en  rodme  temps  qu'un  roi  ne  pent  les  faire  respecter  ft.  fi^ra 
|jp  blan  qi^  i^t  dans  son  ccaur  qu'aotant  qu'il  a  I'autorit^  qdeessalre,  et  qu'awDMr 
i^MPtt  4tant  li^  dans  ses  optotloiis,  et  o'lnsplraot  aoifit  dt  respeq^  il  est  Plua 
nuitible  qu'utile.' " 

41 


ponrrait  m'induire  &  vanter  la  f;iniea- 
(lt£  d'une  na(ii<n  k  laquelle  je  devraii 
TCprocher  la  niort  tie  mon  p^re  et  de 
pliuieura  de  meg  niuis;  mals  je  n'ai 
ODHOu  de  la  pare  de  la  nation  Anglaise 
ffoe  KS  bieutaiu  rip^l^i  eiivers  ities 
conciCayeDs. 

"  Dc  ce  qu'k  iliversea  fpcxiues  4e  I'hJB- 
ttire,  let  Ahglais  ont  €<i  nos  eniiemiS 
iM  plus   dangereux,  11   ne  s'eiisuic  p^s 


Fna^w*,  dans  un  tempa  oil  les  id^eS 
kiUralei  n'dtaieut  pu  aussi  dominaiite; 
qu'l  prjient,  il  n'en  ett  pas  luoim  vrai 
^M  Lord  Welliagtun  offre  un  dei  plu9 
beaux  MMcUrei  da  I'histoire  modernc, 
■t  qut  la  poiUTil^  consacrera  avec  cvux 
des  Tuiviuie  et  des  Baj-anl. 

"  De  CO  que  lee  Anglais  ont  iii  quel- 
<iacfoM  oppreueuTi  dans  leurs  colnniei, 
il  b'*D  ett  pai  iDoins  vrai  que  c'est  i. 
^x  qu'eit.  due  I'abolition  de  la  traice 
d(a  fUfnf.   Sofia,  de  c«  ({ut  dtui  t«> 


Son  aOd  KepreieatntiTe  of  our  owa 
revered  and  jujlly  belored  Sovereign. 
"  J  tun  Jlleue  Rogale  I*  Prinn  Rigei^ 
d'Anglnterre. 
"  Mun  Prince,  j'ai  eu  rhonnear  d* 
vous  dottier,  cumme  une  faible  marque 
de  ma  profonde  lecunnaiiaance,  meE  vkiv 
Anglais  adressfe  k  MADAME,  DucbcBM 
d'AngoutSniG^  je  desire  encare  que  votie 
augu^te  iioHi  paraisse  k  la  tfte  de  I'oa- 
vrage  que  je  public  mainlenanl.  II  n'jl 
pour    but  que   I'eipoir  d'etre  utile;  H 

Anglais  et  un  mlnisCre  du  cuUe,  d' avoir 
pu,  isn!i  Fet  espoir,  4crii«  et  encort 
moins  dddier  ion  livre  au  Pfince  K^eot 
iI'An^eleri^, 

"  Ls  sujet  de  mha  ouvrafe  me  rap^ella 
hcureoaement  ici  lei  mots  Jout  VotA 
Altessc  Royale  se  servit  dani  une  lettie 
adrfsj^e,  il  y  a  plut  de  onze  ans,  as  Boi 
votrepire;  muti  si  justement  applaudil 
par  le  pulilie,  et  qui  feront  rf  flicbir,  laiw 
doute,  dans  dea  circonstancei  at  cri- 
tiques,   lu  SouTerain*  iMi«tobI&    it 

fSau 


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^  Dans  ces  temps  malheureux,  Sire, 
disiez-votis,  on  scrute  avec  des  yeux  se- 
v^res  et  jaloux  la  conduite  det  Princes. 
Personne  n'ett,  plus  que  moi,  attentif 
&  ces  drapositions.' 

^^  Que  rhistoire  et  la   post^rit6»  qui 
scrtitent  si  bien  tous  les  Princes,  disent 
du  fils  fltn4  de  Gkorges  III.    tout  ce 
qu'ambitionne    Votre    Attesse   Royale, 
tout   ce  que  je   desire,  non  seulement 
poxir  Votre  AUesse  Royale,  inais  aussi 
pour  tous  mes  compatriotcs  et  mes  sem* 
blables !  c'est  l^  le  vceu  le  plus  sincere 
et  la  pri^re  la  plus  constantc, 
**  Mon  Prince, 
•*  De  votre  tr^s  fiddle  ct  tr^s 
reconnaissant  fterviteur 

"  Herbert  CrofT. 
"  Paris,  SOSepterabre  1814.' 


>» 


3.  yf  Statistical  Account,  or  Parochial 
Survey  o/ Ireland,  drawn  up  from  the 
Communications  of  the  Clergy,  By 
William  Sbaw  Mason,  Esq.  M.  R. 
I,  A,  Remembrancer  and  Receiver 
<ff  first  Frtdts,  and  Secretary  to  the 
Board  of  Public  Records.  Vol,  I.  8vo. 
J.  Cummin^,  and  N.  Mabon,  Dublin; 
I^npman  &  Co.  and  Nicbols,  Son,  & 
Bentley,  London,    pp.  684. 

A  MORE  excellent  or  decidedly 
■atUfactory  species  of  Topogra- 
phy caDoot  be  devised  than  has  been 
mccoxnplished  io  the  yolume  before 
vs;  but  it  requires  many  powerful 
and  concurring  circumstances  to  en- 
able an  Author  to  avail  himself  of 
such  assistance  as  the  Clergy  and 
other  residents  in  particular  Parishes 
are  capable  of  affording.  It  is  nut 
enough  that  a  Topographer  shall  ob- 
tain strong  general  recommendations, 
or  that  he  shall  circulate  queries 
which  may  almost  be  answered  in  the 
•tody,  and  without  research :  be  must 
conquer  iudolence»  overcome  indif- 
ference, and  wait  with  years  of  pa- 
tience for  the  labour  of  a  day  ;  and 
If  hen  he  would  arrange  his  materials 
in  the  sequel,  there  are  fifty  chasms 
to  be  ffupplicd,  and  a  personal  exa- 
ninatioQ  ii  as  necessary  as  when  he 
began.  We  should  consider  ourselves 
happy  were  it  in  our  power  to  pre- 
vail On  the  Amateurs  of  County 
Hiflory  to  examine  the  work  before 
Vf,  and  reflect  how  readily  they 
might  supply  the  most  authentic  in- 
formation* by  imitating  the  example 
of  the  Irish  Clergy,  who  have  thus 
COQYinced  their  countrymen  of  their 
liberali^v  &tid  their  general  know- 
Jed^  of  Ibo  ftftte  of  their  res^tire 


Parishes.  We  flatter  ouneWes  that 
the  result  may  be  favourable,  and 
that  future  Historians  of  undeseribed 
Counties  in  England  will  not  circu- 
late  their  inquiries  in  vain. 

Mr.  Ma!fon  most  feel  an  nncora* 
mon  degree  of  satisfaction  in  offer^ 
ing  his  Statistical  Account  of  Ireland 
to  the  United  Kingdom,  as  he  is  exr 
enipt  from  the  charges  which  might 
be  applied  to  his  work,  had  be  com- 
piled it  from  such  information  at  ho 
could  collect  in  hurried  visits  ;  andaf 
he  may  confidently  assert  that  those 
best  qualified  to  correct  any  errors  he 
might  have  been  led  into  in  this  way, 
have  themselves  pledged  their  names 
to  its  accuracv.  Besides,  the  official 
situation  he  holds  gave  him  an  op* 

Eortqnity  of  bringing  forward  nura- 
erless  curions  facts,  which  would  be 
procured  with  difficulty  and  much 
expence  by  persons  less  fortunately 
circumstanced :  and  to  these  advani- 
tages  we  may  add  his  own  abilities, 
in  making  use  of  his  materials,  and 
giving  the  whole  a  connexion  highly 
worthy  of  imitation. 

As  the  dedication  to  the  Right  Hon* 
Robert  Peel,  is  in  softie  degree  ex* 
planat(»ry,  we  insert  it  at  length  : 

**  On  laying  before  you  the  First  Vo» 
lume  of  the  Statistical  Account  of  Ire« 
land,  permit  me  to  take  the  opporto- 
iiity  of  expressing  my  grateful  acknow* 
ledgeinents  for  the  liberal  and  zealous 
encouragement  with  which  you  have 
honoured  mc  in  the  pros'^cutiun  of  this 
work.  However  sensible  I  might  have 
been  of  the  great  advantages  to  be  de- 
rived from  a  compilation  containing  ac- 
curate and  authentic  details  of  the  pre* 
sent  state  of  Ireland,  I  could  not  but 
be  equally  impressed  with  a  conscious* 
ness  that  such  an  undertaking  was  a 
task  too  weighty  for  the  exertions,  bow- 
ever  well  intended,  of  an  unassisted  in^ 
dividual.— From  this  difliculty  I  bava 
been  relieved  by  your  kindness; — yoa 
saw  the  utility  of  such  a  developement 
of  the  interior  of  the  Country;  and  you 
approved  of  the  mode  I  had  adopted  for 
its  attainment.  To  find  that  my  views» 
on  a  subject  of  such  importance  to  the 
future  welfare  of  Ireland^  coincided  with 
those  of  one  who  bad  6urvey«dr^t  with' 
a  Statesman's  eye,  encouraged  me  to 
proceed  with  ener^cy.  Your  continued 
jiatrunage  has  facilitated  the  arrival  of 
the  work  at  its  present  state,  and  af- 
fords a  prospect  of  its  final  accomplish- 
ment. If  my  ardent  wishes  for '  this 
desirable  end  be  crowned  with  Stteoess» 
my  gratjfisation   will  h«   eonsidera^y 

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bdgbteaed  by  the  refleetiDn,  that  tlw  .essential  characters  of    accuracy    and 

•lock  <if  sateriaU  that  collected  may  truth,  it  was  necessary  to  analyse  tW- 

bt  serviceable  in  any  future  arrange-  country,  and  by  separating  it  into  its 

■eotSy  wbic:b  you  may  deem  necessary  smallest  divisums,  to  place  each  com«- 

-for  the  prosperity  and  happiness  of  this  pletely  within  the  scope  of  a  single'in- 

part  of  the  British  Empire."  dividual,  so  that  nothing  material  could 

I    •       L          •         r  ®**^*P**  the  eye,  excited  by  common  abi- 

Takin^  the  work  in  the  point  of  ii,v  and  exerted  by  common  industry. 

iriew  noticed  in  the  coocIa*iun  of  the  It  was  also  necessary  that,  in  each  of  thesa 

dadicmtioDy  we  cannot  oniii  uur  meed  sol^-di visions,    there    should  be    some 

of  {Mnute  to  this  culighlened  States-  person  qualified,  to  a  certain  degree  at 

man,-  who,   in  wielding   the  mighty  least,  by  education,  literary  habits,  and 

•rm  of  Govemroent,  directs  part  of  continued  residence,  to  collect,  metbo- 

iU  coeri^y  to  discover  the  actual  si-  diae,  and  report  whatever  was  worthy 

tmdilNi  of  the  Country  and  that  of  «f  »»ot»<^  »"  such  district." 

its  inbabitants^-lhus  enabling  him-  The  parochial  divisions,  and    the 

•elf  asd  his  colleagues  to  judge  in  clergy  attached   to  them,    naturally 

what  way    it   may  be   ameliorated,  suggested    themselves    as    the   IbesI 

and  how   the  necessary  burdens  of  means  of  attaining  the  ends  of  th« 

the  Slate  may  be  imposed  with  the  Author:  accordin<>ly,  letler«  were  ad^ 

least  injary   to  the  general  proape^  dressed  to  the  latte^  tiiroii^hout  Ire- 

nQN  land,   *'  soliciting  their  aniiatance  in 

We  BOW  turn  on r  attention  to  the  ,„  undertaking  which,  if  well  coo- 
^refhce,  which  we  fhall  analyse,  to  ducted,  would  heighten  the  charac- 
reDder  the  account  of  Ireland  as  fa^  ter  of  themselves  and  of  their  pro* 
niliar  to  oar  readers  as  this  portion  fession,  by  uniting  both  with  the  be- 
pf  the  iMiok  is  intended  to  make  it.  neficent  objects  of  the  present  in- 
Mr.  MaioB  begins  by  defining  the  ijuiry."  A  series  of  queries,  syste- 
wofd  Staii$tic8  (a  term  of  recent  in-  naatically  arranged,  was  attached  to 
Teotioo)  to  be  of  that  department  each  lelter ;  and  the  accounts  of  the 
of  science  which  exhibits  the  state  parishes  of  Thurso  in  Scotland,  an4 
of  a  connlry  as  it  actually  exists  Aghaboe  in  Ireland,  were  inclosed,  as 
within  itself— and  not,  according  to  directions  or  models  how  to  proceed 
the  German  definition,  as  applying  to  with  their  labours.  1 1  gives  us  plea- 
any  relation  with  its  neighbours:  and  sure  to  add,  in  Mr.  Mason's  words, 
it  IS  in  the  former  sense  he  wishes  it  »t  that  the  trouble  and  expences  in- 
to be  applied  in  his  own  case.  This  curred  by  a  correspondence  so  exten* 
science  ne  considers  as  unattainable  sive  and  voluminous,  have  been  fully 
in  any  other  way  than  by  an  accurate  repaid  by  the  result;"  and  our  plea- 
investigation  of  every  part  of  a  coun-  gure  is  equal  in  transcribing  the  hand- 
try,  to  ascertain  its  resources  physi-  some  compliment  paid  by  the  Author 
cal  and  moral.  to  his  fellow  labourers: 

"   Statistics    become,  therefore,  the  «  The  Clergy  in  every  part  of  Ireland 

basis  of  Political  Economy,  as  they  fur-  have  stepped  forward  with  alacrity  and 

nish  the   facts  on  which   that    science  spirit ;  they  have  felt  that,  in  promoting 

is   raised:    and  hence  their   study    be-  a  scheme  for  the  general  improvement 

comes  an  object  of  primary  importance  q{  (he  country,  they  were  but  fulfilling 

to  the  Philosopher  and  Statesman."  an  essential  part  of  the  duties  of  their 

-         »     •     ^i.-          *     r  tu^  «.^r«^A  own  profession;  they  felt,  that  »t  placed 

A  note  in  this  part  of  the  preface  ^^^J^^^           ^     J     ^;^^          '^^^^^^ 

expresses  high  respect  for  Sir  J.  bin-  ^.^^^  ^^  ^^^          .^,  they  were  actuated 

dair,  and  quotes  a  passage  from  his  ^^^^^^  same  spirit  of  enlightened  philan- 

address  to  the  literary  characters  ot  ^hropy  which  guided  the  conduct  of  the 

the  Continent,  inviting  them  to  illus-  Scotch  Clergy,  respecting  whose  labours 

trate  their  native   places  as  he  bad  an  able  political  Author  (Malthus)  has 

done  in  Scotland  :  and  in  proceeding  recently  declared,  that  the  very  valuable 

with  his  text,  Mr. Mason  again  adverts  accounts  collected    in  it  will   ever  re- 

to   the  above  gentleman,  gratefully  main  an  extraordinary  monument  of  the 

acknowledging  the  obligations  of  the  learning,  good  sense,  and  genuine  infor* 

publick  at  large,  and  his  own,  for  mation,  of  the  Clergy  of  Scotland." 

aisiftaoce  on  this  occasion,  j^  nole  at  |^  xti.  contains  a  letter 

*«  To  bestow  upon  this  undertaking,  from  Sic  John  Newport,  hart,  which 

and  the  iaformation  it  contains,  the  truly  characterbet  Mr.  Ma80Q*f  work, 

...  -                                            though 


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though  offered  by  Tvay  of  advice  be-  present  Tolume  having  beea  deiayed 

fore  the  compilation  was  arrano^ed. —  §unie  time  beyond  the  intended  p«* 

The  advice  is  extremely  judicious  and  riod  of  publication.     As  to  thoM  io 

proper;  and  it  is  much  to  the  honour  progress,  he  trusts  that  the  iiilprOTe* 

«f  the  Compiler,    that  it  has  been  ment  in  the  practical  part  of  hit  ftr« 

fcrupulously  followed.  rangements  will  secure  him  from  re« 

•*  I   am  obliged   (says  Sir  John)    by  P^*'^*»^°  of  error." 

your  communication  of  the  re-priut  of  "  The  Statistical  Acconnt  oflrciwl 

the  Statistical  Account  of  Thurso,  to-  v^iH,  it  is    hoped,  convey  much  UlO* 

gether  with  Dr.   Ledwich's  interesting  ful   knowledge  respecting  the  iDtdr- 

sketch  of  the  parish  of  Agbaboej   as  nal  state  of  the   country;  and  tucb 

well  as  for   the  information  that  you  knowledge,  where  there  if  wisdom  to 

have  undertaken  the  highly  useful  task  apply  it,    must  necessarily   lead    to 

^f  becoming  the  Parochial  Historian  of  national  improvement.     To  the  wA 

Ireland.     It  is  a  duty  which  I  consider  fneuds    of    Ireland,    therefore  ^to 

te  calculated  to  produce  the  most  be-  those  who  wish  to  establish  her  pfOf* 

neficial  consequences   to   the   country  jj               ^^^  ^^j     ^^jj^  basii;  ob- 

more  especially  if  it  be  conducted  (as  I  tl-^A:  '    .^d   exne'rience  —  the  An- 

have  no  doubt  it  will  be  by  you)  with  »f '^^"lon  ana  experience  -r  toe  AO- 

eandour    and  impartial  exactness,    ex-  ^^""^  »«^  "."f^"?'*  ^^'»  ''tT''*J}V^ 

duding  from  its  pages  every  thing  ex-  candour  will  give  him  full  credit  fof 

traneous  to  its  avowed  and  most  valu-  ^                succeeded  ;  the  same  can- 

able  obiect,    the  collection  of  regular  dour  will  throw  a  veil  of  benevolence 

itatistical  information,  pointing  the  in-  over  its   unintentional,  he  might  al* 

^uiiy  of  public  men,  intent  on  public  most  say,  its  unavoidable,  defects**^ 

objects,  to  the  great  and  permanent  im-  An  historical  and  useful  account  of 

iprovement  which  may  be  expected  in  a  the   various    attempU    which    have 

country  where    as  Mr.Grattan  has  truly  ^een   made  to  accomplish  what  Mr. 

•aid,  God  has  done  so  much,  a«d  man  ^^^^  j,^,  ,^  ,,^ppj,^  .uccceded  in, 

lo  little.  appears  in  a  note,  p.  xv ;  and  at  the 

The  consequence  of   the  circular  conclusion  of   the  Preface  the  Ao^ 

letters  was  an  ample  supply  of  mate-  thor  introduces  a  Synopsis  of  Political 

rials,  the  selection  and  arrangement  Economy  addressed  to  him  by  Walter 

of  which  seemed  the  only  difficulty;  Thorn,  esq.  late  of  Aberdeen,  **whofe 

ID  discharging  this  part  of  his  duty,  talents,*'    Mr.  Mason    says,    ^'  were 

the  Compiler  was  chiefly  influenced  they  not  already  known  in  the  litcrar^f! 

by  priority  of  communications.  Ashe  world,  could  not  be  exhibited  id  a 

conceived  the  work  would  be  used  more  favourable  point  of  view»  than 

as  a  book  for  reference,  a  facility  by  a  reference  to  the  following  aaa- 

of  developing  the  information  it  con-  lysis.*' 

tained  should  be  considered  as  a  pri-  The  sections,  according  to  which 

many  objccl  \  and  he  therefore  deter*  the  account  of  every  parish   in  the 

mined  on  a  division  of  the  subject-  volume  is  arranged,    are  thuf  di»> 

tnatter  of  each  return,  into  a  uniform  tinguished : 

•eries  of  heads  or  cliapters.     Those  <«  xhe  name  of  the  parish,  antient  and 

accounts    which    first  arrived,   after  modern ;  its  situation,  extent,  and  di» 

having  been  thus  modified,  arc  now  vision,    climate  and  topographical  der 

presented    to  the   publick  in  alpha-  gcription.  —  Mines,   minerals,    and  all 

betical    order  i    th«    remainder    are  other    natural    productions.  — -  Modern 

ready  for   successive  publication,  ac-  buildings,  both  public  and  private,  in- 

cording  to  a  similar  plan.  *<  In  an  un-  eluding   towns,     villages,    gentlenien's 

dertakiug  hitherto    attempted  with-  seats,  inns,    &c.  the    roads,^    fceneiy, 

out  success,  extensive  in  its  comrau-  •"^  superficial  appearance  of  the  parish, 

llications,  and  often  complicated  in  -Antient  buildings,  monastic  and  cj*. 

lt»  details,  the  Author  is  conscious  Jf"***^^  ~"»«'  monuments  anf  »nwnp- 

'X    ^ \  c  \          A    '  ^ u-   ..  tions,  or  other  remains  of  antiquity.— 

that  defects    and  .naccurac.es  have  p^^,;^^  ^^^  ^^^^^^  ^.^^  „f  popJlaU6nr 

occurred  :— for  those    which  appear  the  food,  fuel,  and  general  appearance  r 

in  the  present  volume,  he  appeals  for  ^^j^  ^f  Uyj,,^^  ^nd  wealth  of  the  In- 

his  excuse  to    the  liberalily    of  the  habitants  j    diseases,  and  Instances  of 

gentlemen  to  whose   spirited   excr-  Iorig6vity.— The  genius  and  dispositiona 

tiooa  he  is-  indebted  for  its  ccunple-  of  the  poorier  classes ;  dieir  langtiage', 

tioD»    The  laroe  cause  will  form  an  manners,  and  customs,  &c«---^The  eda* 

9p^gj  fer  the  appearance  of  the  cation  atid  employment  of  theirchildren, 

Bchootfl^ 


*tiy  q/'Paris,  and  J.  A^pin,  Prvfetier 

of  HMory,  ifc.     Didicated  teilk  Per- 

mittim    la    Ha-    Nugal  Higluuiis   the 

JVinfiM  Charlotte  D/Walei.    PriaUd 

Ijr  and  for  3.  Barfield.    Imperial  falia. 

THIS  i>  a  new  and  much  catarged 

edition   of   a    valuable   work   which 

fint  appeared  io  ISOT ;  and  of  whicli 

tMlh   Ibe    edition!   are    particularl; 

crediUble  to   Mr.   Birfield,    whi:    ' 


gle  TolutDe  in  which  so  ^^reat  a  va- 
riety of  ioforraation  can  lie  found,  in 
Maltan  relative  to  Geo^raplljr,  Chro- 
nolt^y,  Hiitory,  Bud  Biography. 

Tbe  folume  contains  no  1e»  than 
Uir  Hapi,  all  neatly  coloured ;  tbe 
whole  iUuitrated  b^  a  copioui  'de- 
■ari)iliiHi  VBTT  beautifully  printed  on 
tip  iidm  of  the  Kveral  maiu. 


milj  of  Stuart  bryb  *i»  novereigns  t* 
Eiii:lanil,  besides  Williani  III.  who 
reigned  jointly  »vitb  Mary.  TldrSls, 
That  William  wa*  the  first  in  order  of 
Bucceaoion  after  tbe  children  of  James  II. 
Fourlhlg,  That  from  the  four  natural 
children  of  Charles  Tl,  are  descended 
thi.-  ei;ht  illnstrious  families,  Buccle ugh, 
Delorraine,  Richmond.  St.  Albans,  Graf- 
ts n,  Southampton,  Harrington,  and 
Nuncastte.  Ftfthlg,  That  the  direct 
line  of  James  11.  is  now  extinct.  Tlie 
uiicciluurtrd  partofthe  map,  Iwtween  the 
families  of  Stuart  and  Brunswick,  pre- 
sents the  several  familiL-s  in  the  female 
line  which  could  claim  tbe  crown  of 
England;  whence  it  apiwars,  iTrjf,  That 
the  Houses  of  Saroy,  Fraoce,  and  Spaini  ■ 
were  next  in  order  of  suuceasion  aftef 
tbe  eiclitiiDn  of  the  male  line  of  Jamea 
II.,  as  descendant!  from  that  Piince'i 
clster   Henrietta,   Ducbeta   of  Orleans. 


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I  Jao; 


Secondly,  That  those  three  branches  be- 
in?  excluded  as  Catholics,  the  issue  of 
Elizabeth,  sister  of  Charles  I.,  was  next 
In  order.  Tldrdly^  That  of  ei^ht 
branches  which  issued  from  Eliza* 
beth  Stuart,  the  seven  elder  wrre  ex- 
cluded on  Hocount  of  their  relig^ion,  by 
tlie  law  of.  succession.  Fourthly y  ^Xiat 
the  House  of  Brunswick,  though  last  in 
order,  was  the  only  one,  which,  bein|y 
Protestant,  could  lawfully  ascend  the 
throne  of  England.  Fifthly,  That  the 
family  of  Brunswick  has  given  three 
Sovereigns  to  Great  Britain. — From  a 
8in<^l(>  inspection  of  this  map  (and  in- 
deed of  any  of  the  others)  it  will  be 
seen  that  sevrral  important  cpiesiions 
may  be  readily  answered  by  the  student, 
as  ff^ko  was  head  of  the  family  of 
Ttnlor?  What  were  the  rights  of  Henry 
VIF.  to  the  crown?  How  many  Sove- 
Teii^ns  were  there  of  the  family  of  Tu- 
dor ?  TVho  uas  heir  apparent  after 
Queen  Elizabeth?  fVhat  claim  had 
Lady  Jaiie  Grey  on  the  crown  ?  ff^hat 
existinf^'  families  iXiiv'wG  their  origin  from 
the  House  of  Tudor?  PPJutt  was  the 
right  of  James  I.  to  the  crown?  How 
'tnavy  Sovereigns  were  there  of  the  fa- 
milv  <»f  Stuart?  f^hat  riffht  had  Wil- 
liam 111.  to  the  crown  after  the  abdi- 
cation of  James  II.?  IVhat  exisling 
families  are  descemled  from  the  natu- 
ral children  of  Charles  11.  ?  TFhat  is  the 
present  state  of  (he  family  of  James  II.? 
iVhat  houses  were  next  in  order  of  suc- 
ression  alter  the  posterity  of  James  II.  ? 
ff^hat  families  were  next  after  the  issue 
of  the  daughter  of  Charles  I.?  ffhat 
hranches  of  the  posterity  of  Elizabeth 
Stuait  were  excluded  from  the  succes- 
sion to  the  throne  of  England  ?  fFhy 
were  they  so  excluded?  IVlMt  riy^ht 
bad  the  familr  of  Brunswick  to  the 
crown  ?  How  many  Sovereigns  have 
then:  been  of  that  family  ? — Many  other 
quesli<ms  might  also  be  put,  and  an- 
swered upon  the  same  principle:  as,  for 
instance,  the  length  of  each  reign ;  the 
number  of  children  of  each  Sovereign  ; 
and  others  very  easy  to  be  discerned  by 
an  intelligent  teacher;  and,  to  repeat 
whj^t  We  have  already  observed,  as  facts 
preseiiteJ'  to  the  eye  make  a  much 
deeper  impression  on  the  mind  than 
Tvhen  committed  to  memory  by  reading 
or  report  only,  it  is  most  certain,  that 
this  mode  of  learning  History,  by  the 
inspection  of  Maps,  will  save  much 
time  and  labour  both  to  the  tutor  and 
the  Rcholar/' 

Mr.  Barfield,  the  industrious  and 
intelligeut  printer  to  the  Prince  He- 
gont,  thus  proceeds: 

*•  The  great  and  glorious  events 
wUiclit  in  ^sequence  of  the  magha- 


nimotis  exertion!  of  the  Allied  'Soi^e» 
reigns »  have  recently  taken  place  in 
Europe,  and  which  lo  immediately  pnH. 
dttced  the  emancipation  of  Holland,  an^ 
the  recal  of  the  illustrious  House  a| 
Orange  to  the  government  of  that  coui-r> 
try,  have  induced  Mr.  Bar6eld,  the  pub<^ 
lisher  of  '  Lavoisne's  Atlas,'  at  a  veiy 
considerable  expence,  to  print  an  ad- 
ditional genealogical  map  of  that'  f»» 
mily,  in  order  to  render  complete  tha 
genealogy  of  all  the  reigning  Sovereigns 
of  the  world,  and  which  be  presents 
gratuitously  to  those  who  have  so  early 
and  liberally  patronized  the  Work.— 
Contents  of  the  additional  Map.— Nas- 
sau and  Ora.nge — Genealogical,  liisto-> 
rical,  and  Chronological  Map  of  tbi^ 
Houses  of  Nassau  and  Orange,  front 
the  beginning  of  the  Fifth  Century  to 
the  present  time,  including  an  Hisfo* 
rical  Account  of  the  Stadtholders  front 
1559  to  the  Restoration  of  William  Fre- 
derick, Sovereign  Prince  of  the  United 
Netherlands,  and  the  appoiHtment  of 
his  son,  the  Prince  of  Orange,  to  be 
Commander  in  Chief  of  the  Armies^ 
1814." 

Messrs.  Gros  and  Aspin,  Ihe  Edi- 
tors of  this  magnificent  Yolume,  at 
wc  are  informed  by  an  advertise- 
ment, leach  History  according  to  tho 
plan  of  the  Work. 

5.    L'Angleterre  au  CommencemetU  .du 
XIX  Steele,    Par  M.  de  Levis. 

AT  the  conclusion  of  a  sanguinary 
war,  which,  in  duration,  has  twice 
exceeded  that  of  Troy,  we  are  n»- 
luraily  anxious  to  learn  in  what  de- 
gree of  estimation  we  are  held  on 
the  Continent;  but  more  especially 
by  our  neighbours  aud  rivals  the 
French. 

**  Puisse  la  paix  unir  les    rives   de   la 

France 
Aux  rives  d*Albion  fille  altidre  des'Mmj, 
Kapi>ellons  par  nos  vceux  cette  heureuse 

alliance 
Qui  pent  seule  calmer  les  maux  de  Puni- 
vers." 
Charlemagne,  ou  TEglise  delivr^. 
Canto  II. 

In  the  work  now  before  us,  M.  de 
Levis  h;i»  given  a  copious  account  of 
the  present  stale  of  the  Metropolii; 
includin*;  its  Scientific  and  Literary 
InstitutiBmi,  with  its  Architectural 
Beaaties,  Ecclesiastical  and  Civil.  !■ 
his  Preface,  the  Author  inform*  at, 
that  be  visited  this  country  lu  hit 
early  youth,  and  gaineH  a  complate 
knowledge  of  our  languagei  that 
early  connexions  introduced  htm  into 

familiea 


ttUj      ^            Meokm  tf  New  PubliaUims.  49 

InffiMof  tiie  flntdiftmetioiiuitlie  qa'i^  Imir  ann^  de  terre.     En  99t^ 

PofiHal' woiid«  both  of  tbo  MiOMlry  tout^  Cbebea'ett  snr  une  pliu  petitii 

iii  QMOtiiloo*.    From  these  circan^  ^belle  :  les  jardins  sont  moios  vastes  •! 

HaMXt  he  hat  been  enabled  (he  layt)  ^  ^^«»«^.  «?^n«  "^"PPJ^®?,*  5  <*P^»: 

|o  «btaiii  eonecl  mfonnalion  apoa  ^^  *«  mOiUii^  qui  I'habltent  sont 

So  wious  tubjecU  diM»Mied  in^  ^J^T^  •*  *^"  '*^-      ^^"'**'-  ^ 

woriL  t  the  fiitt  Tolame  only  of  which  P* '   ,v 

if-ae~jet  published,  and  it  being  The  Reqiarki  of  M.  de  Lerit  seem 

bit  little  known  in  this  country,  a  to  have  been  made  some  years  since» 

few  extracts  may  be  nrauslng  to  oar  as  he  speaks  of  Ranelagh  as  a  placy 

Beiden.  of  amusement,  which  has  be6n  pullel 

OvrANT  View  of  iw  Mbteopolis.  ^«''«*  "^'«  **>"*  ^^«>  J**"- 

f*  Imnqne  Ton  est  parvenu  au  haut  Raiwlagh.  - 

4i  SkmUn-MUf    coUine  asses   ^v^,  **  Le  Voyageur  ^rouvera  une  lmpr«s- 

snjonk  d'one  Tue  magnifique;  la  Ta-  ^^^  tr^s  diff6rente  en  risitant  le  Rant- 

aiiia-parait  couverte  d'  une  muldtude  high.    Celui-ei  est  bien  le  plus  insipide 

d'smharrsfinnn    de   toute   espdce  %    la  U^^  d*aoiusement  que  Ton  ail  pu  imar 

Vaoeheur  de  leurs  voiles  contrast^  avec  V^^-     U  censiste  dans  une  immenaa 

Faanr  des  eaux^  &  les  beaux  arbres  qui  rutonde,  dont   !e  plafond  est  sotiteau 

ombragent  ces   rives   verdoyantes,   de-  par  "«  gn>«  piHer,  autour  duquel  est 

pibient  un  luxe  de  v^g^ation  inconnu  plac^  ««   orchestre.      Les    musiciens, 

dkas  les  climats  mpins    humides :    un  niatlVais  m^n^triers,  jouent  ccmtinuella- 

grand  nombre  de  maisons  de  plaisance  ™«nt  1©  na^"n«  *!«>  tandis  qup  la  foula 

aaxqoelles  les  Anglois  ont  donn^  le  nom  circule  dans  la  salle.    Comme  la  vitessa 

Kafien  de  Villa,  et  qui,  sans  «tre  d'une  de   la   marcbe  est  n^cessairement  uwi- 

aicbitectora   aussi  ricbe  et  anssi  pure  fonne,    il  en    resulte  que  Ton  tottnia 

one  kms  modules,  ne  iiianquent  point  souvent  dans  ce  manage  pendant  une 

dtfl^faace,  ont  ^t^  bAUes  dans  les  situ-  heore  sans  pouvoir  joindre  tts  personncs 

sftiooa  ks  plus  £svorahles  pour  jouir  de  ^^  "&   connoissance   qui  ne  sont  qu?k 

aa  ,b«a«  mtsafe,  et  ooutribuent  ^  I'or-  quelqnes  pas  de  soi.  Ce  pr^endu  ansua- 

nar."     (Qiap.  8.  p.S7.)  ment  seroit  pour  une  nation  viva  et 

- - .         e  i%.     '  -                  V  ^^9  *"**  espftce   de  tounnent:    et  Ja 

9feA\nf^  of  the  immense  number  n,e  persuade  que  si  le   Dante  Tavolt 

«  Carriages  of  all  descriptions  con-  connu,  il  Tauroit  plac^  dans  son  pur- 

stantly  met  with  in  all  the  avenues  of  gatoire.     Les  Anglois  en  jugent  aut^e- 

London,  he  says,  ment;  le  Ranelagh  leur  plait  beaucoup; 

-*  Les  Anglois  aiment  beaucoup  Tair,  ^^  '*^?°^^  ™^"™^  ripith^te  de /o^WwioWr, 

eine  craignent  ni  le  vent  ni  le  froid  ^^P^-^ss^o"  emphatique  dont  on  se  sert 

ae  goiit  est  commun  aux  deux  sexes,  et  5°""  designer  tout  ce  qui  est  ^  la  mode 

ron  voit   les  femmes  ks  plus  delicates  f'^K  ^^  ^^^^  monde/'     (Chap.  9.  p. 

s'exposer  sans  crainte  aux   intemp^ries  ^'^'^             rr       o           *c 

d»une  atmosphere  humide.    II  est  cer-  ^  "*  FantheC^. 

tain   que  chez   un  peuple    aussi   sujet  .  *•  Le  Pantheon  est  situ^  dans  I'int^- 

aux  vapeurs  et  aux  maux  de  nerfs  (soit  "^"^  ^e  la  ville  :  c'est  ^galement  una 

que  cette  incommodit^  tienne  au  climat  rotonde  tr^s  richement  d^cor^e,  dans  la- 

on  au  mauvaise  regime)    Texercice  en  quelle  on  donne  des  bals  masqu^.     Ce 

plain  air  est  n^cessaire  ^  la  sant^.    En  ffenre  de  divertissement  plait  beaucoup 

tons^uence,   dans    les    classes    aisles,  ^  ^^  bonne  compagnie  de  Londres,  et 

tout  le  inonde  sort  et  va  prendre  ce  que  1^  ^f^yit  prix  des  billets  en  exclut  presque 

fon  appelle  un  miHngf  lors  m6nie  qu'il  enti^rement  la  classe  inf^rieure.    On  ne 

fait  un  ouragan."     (Chap.  3.  p.  29.)  ^V  «™ontre  point,  comme  k  Paris,  sous 

„^         „                 ^  des  dominog  simples,  dont  Tuniformit^ 

Royal  Hospital,  Chelsea.  peut  servir  ^  coivrir  des  intrigues  ga- 

"  11  est  situ^e  \  Chelsea  le  plus  oc-  lantes.     Les  Anglois  y  porreiit  commu- 

aidental  des  fauxbourgs  de  Londres,  dans  n^ment  des  habits  de  caract^re,  et  s'ef- 


belle  position  sur   les   bords  de   la  forcent  de  prendre  le  langage  et  les  msi- 

Tamise,  mais  qui  d^ja  ne  porte  plus  de  nitres  des  personnagesqu'ilsr^pr^sentent. 

▼aisseaux.     L'edifice  est  vaste  et  regu-  Ce  qu'il  y  a  de  singulier,  c'est  que  les 

Her  saus  ^tre    d'une    architecture    re-  jburnalistes   rendent  compte  de  cea  r^ 

marauahle.    11  est  cependant  Touvrage  unions  comme    d'une   pidce    nopvelle. 

daChev.  Wren;  mais  en  comparant  cet  Dds  le  lendemain,   les  papiers  publics 

dtablissement  avec  celui  de  Greenwich,  apprennent  k  toute  PAngleterre  que  Lord 

on  reconnoit  ais^ment  que  les  Anglois  un  tel  a  tr6s  blen  jou^  le  r61e  d'un  Ma- 

•tSachentplttsd'importancc  aleur  flotte  telot   ou   d'un  Arlequin,    et  que  Lady 

Gmit.  Mao.  t/omiory,  1815.  s^ \, 


7 


so                       Semew  qf  New  Pubiications.  [Jan^ 

y  ■    — i  (lis  la  nomment)  a  ^^  tr^  his  taleatt,  with  a  deepienieof  gm» 

•iinable  sous  le  cos  tame  d*une  Laiti^re  tit  ode  for  his  emiaent  tervicet. 

ou  d'urieReligieuse."  u  Hj^  ^^  Romanam  magno  turtMUite 

Vauxhali*  tUBSUltll 

«  Lc  VauxhaU  est  un  jardin  public  ^istet  cques:  sternet  Poenos,  GalUoi^ 

fiurlarivedroitedelaTamise,^Pextre-  rebeUem.                  vi   oc» 

mit^  occidentale  du  Borough.     II  a  ^t^  ^"S-  i*^ei»>  VI,  857. 

imit^  dans  toute  I'Europe  avec  les  modi-  1  •  *• 

6cations  que  les  moeuTS  et  res  goAts  d^s  5^  j^^  Clarke's  Travels,  emctuded  fim 

4iff^rens  peuples  ont  exSg^.    A  Londres,  y^^^  LXXXIV.  Part  ii.  p.  554. 

on  ne  danse  pomt  au  milieu  duiaram  ;  -r./xwx.nxr.    n-n    *•   xl  •        >.    «. 

on  y  a  eonstruit  un  orchestre  couvert  .  ^^^PEY's  Pillar*  ig  the  next  ob- 

et  decore  avec  beaucoup  d'^l^gance  dans  J^ct  in  Dr.  Clarke  s  TOlume  to  arrest 

le  style  Oriental ;  lorsqu'il  est  illuming,  '*>«  attention   and    curiOMty   of  the 

il  produit  un  eflfet  tr^s  agr^able.;  on  y  Reader.     Thii  has  of  late  years  bcMi 

donne  des  concerts  fort  m^diocres,  mais  Tery  much  discussed  ;  and  it  Is  to  the 

les  Anglois  ne  sont  point  grands  con-  persevering  diligence  and  sagacity  tlf 

noisseurs  j    d*ailleurs   ils    viennent   au  our  Countrymen,   that  it  has  lieen 

Vauxhall  pour  se  promener,  et  pour  y  finally  ascertained  in  honour  of  what 

souper,  plut6t  que  pour  entendre  la  mu^  Roman    Emperor    it    was    erected. 

sique.    D'immenses  galeries  divis^s  en  There    seems    to    remain  bat  Terj 

niches  sont   garnies  de    tables ;    et  le  x^xX\&  doubt,  that  it  was  to  Diode- 

nombre  des  personnes  qui  y  mangent  ^j^n  to  whom  this  tribute  of  respect 

exc^de  quelquefo.s  d,x  mille.    Les  mets  ^^       j^^     Whether  this  Prince^. 

t.Z.^'tl  aTJ^!  'nt^A^fr^^TpMn  ^^'^^  *»>»   »>eautiful  monumeiit  to 

poulets  et  des  gigots,  parOitroient  bien  .          .     .           .    ^'n            *           x«. 

irossiers   k  des^habitans  du  midi  ac-  ^  "-"'f^^;  must  still  remain  matter 

coutum^s  k  ue  prendre  le  Eoir  que  des  ©f  conjecture.    Dr.  Clarke,  howeirer» 

glaces  et  des  sorbets ;  en  revanche  les  '^po  seems  to  toke  every  epporto- 

bourgeois  de  Londres  rejetteroient  avec  "»ty  of  bringing  his  critical  powers 

dedain  ces  refraichissemens,  qu'ils  croi-  aod  acumen  into  exercise,  has  pro* 

roient  ue    convenir  qu*k  des  hommes  posed  for  consideration  another  and 

sans  vigueur  et  sans  Anergic.    Chaque  very  different  name,  to  be  substituted 

■  peuple  m^prise  les  coutumes  oppos^es  for  Diocletian  {    and  this  is  Adrian. 

MIX  siennes,  sans  songer   que  c'est  le  His  arguments,  as  may  be  readily 

oUmat  qui  en  fait  toute  la  diffi^rence.  supposed,  are  ingenious  and  specious. 

Au  reste,  cette  multitude  de  lampions  xhey  occur  at  pp.  264,  et  seq. 

de  couleur  suspendus  en  guirlandes  aux  ^^g  extravagant  behaviour  of  Go* 

arbreset  aux  batimens,  ce  grand  con-  „g^  Menou,  his  rudeness,   threats, 

cpurs  de    personnes    v6tues    avec   ^le-  ^    foolish    challenging     of    lord 

•ance    et  qui   s'amusent  paisiblement,  „   .   'yvusu     v.i»ii«ug«ug     v*  ^^."* 

Stfre  un  spectacle  agr^able  et  qui  reste  Hutchmson,  wii  not  fail   to  excite 

daqs  la  m^moire/*     (Chap.  9.  p.  J99.)  *^e  reader's  contempt  and  ridicule, 

;             ^                 .     .      „    ^  at  p.  273.    The  contrast  of  the  con> 

In  a   subsequent  chapter  M.  De  d^^t  of  the  Members  of  the  French 

Levis   says,   that  we  had  only  one  institute,  and  the  liberal  forbearance 

great  Minister  smce  the  Revolution,  ^^  indulgence  on  the  part  of  the 

and  that  minister  was  Lord  Chatham.  English,  who  would  on  no  aceoonl 

With  respect  to  his  son  Mr.  Pitt,  be  ^^^^h  the  private  collections  or  joufw 

considers  hira  as  a  raau  of  lirailed  n^jg  ^,f  individuals,  is  detailed  witb 

talents  and  mistaken  views.     These  much  vivacity  and  interest  at  p. 27T. 

accusations  against  Mr.  Pitt  are  to  ^  ^j^^^^  excellent  delineation  of  the 

be  proved   in  another  volume.     In  Catacombs   of  Necropolis  at  Alex* 

the  mean  time,  as  the  Gentleman  s  gn^i^j^  is  introduced  at  p.  286,    ac- 

Magazine  finds  its  wajf  regularly  to  companied  by  a  very  learned  discoi. 

Paris,  it  may  be  requisite  to  remind  ^^^^  ^^  t^ese  extraordinary  reuumtf 

M.  de  Levis,  that  the  system  of  po-  ^f  antiquity. 

liticks   pursued  by  Mr.  Pitt  is  con-  The  part  which  now  succeeds  is,  in 

sidered,  by  nine-tenths  of  regenerated  ^^^  judgment,  the  most  curio«s/e«. 

Europe,  as  having  been  the  means,  tertaining,    and   interesting   of    the 

under  Providence,    ot  eftectmg  the  ^h^le ;   namely,    the  Voyage  fnm 

glorious    termination     of   the    late  Alexaudria  to  Cos,  and  the  VisiU  to 

struggle,  ID  the  prosecution  of  which  the  Greek  Islands.    We  cannot  Ibr- 

lie  sacrificed  his  valuable  life;  leaving  ^^^r  relating  one  fact,  moat  highly 

to  his  afflicted felloW-countrymen  and    ^^ °,  ..  ,.     „■',  "  ..     m 

to^  £urope,  the  highest  vciicraliou  for  •  Engraved  in  our  vol.  LI.  p.  17.  . 

hoaourablq 


with  «  party  of  201)  arlificers,  for  ibe 
pmposeaf  aiaking  fiisdne),  ajid  pre par- 
Ingonr  particular  branch  iiF  iLe  service 
lot  the  ensuing  campaign. — Would  you 
twiieve,  that  most  of  our/aicines  are  •! 
tbe  most  beautiful  Myrtle;  and  that 
pmbibl;  in  a  few  weeks  we  shall  be 
ri>ntlng  our  cannon  in  myrtl*  batteries 
Wfbre  Alexandria." 

In  hi*  visiu  to  the  diSereot  Isiaudi 
of  Co«i  Rhode*,  Liudui,  Patraot,  Fa- 
nw>  &e.  &c.,  tbe  learned  and  inge' 
■ioti*  Traveller  had  full  Ko^e  For 
~tbe  exercise  of  his  lagacitj  in  tbe 
exsmioatioa  of  ahnust  innumerable 
fra^euti  of  antiquitf.  Nothing  es- 
caped bii  ligilance  i  and  luanj  ob- 
KUre  facts  are  elucidated  b;  his 
knowledge.  For  these  matters,  and 
tbejeij  cnriouf  incideDts  nbich  tbey 
utoItPi.  we  must  lie  latiiGed  with  re- 
ferring tbe  Reader  generally  to  p. 
S30  «t  le^.  to  4S4. — AmoDg  those 
lIuDgl  which  impreiied  ourselves  as 
INKlKVlarly  deserving  of  attentioa, 
an,  tbe^Greek  imcriptioa  at  Naxos, 
fi^SMt  the  account  of  the  very  rare 
■UMCnl  Arragoaite,  p.  41St  &c.  &e. 
.   f^lw  MUiur'idwUKSof  fiiiuautd 


veatigatioD. 

The  question  of  L«rd  Elgin's  mar- 
ble* ha*  much  exercised  the  public 
opinion,  as  Well  of  this  country  as 
of  Europe.  The  act  of  removing 
them  from  their  original  and  pro- 
per station  ba«  been  sanctioned  bj 
the  approbatioD  of  many,  and  repro- 
bated by  others  in  terms  of  the  bit- 
terest severity  and  reproach.. 

Lord  liyrun'f  vigorous  and  keen 
anathema  against  the  deed  is  fresh 
in  the  recollection  of  all :  it  seenu 
to  deserve  repetition: 
"  Cold  is  the  heait,faitGreeee,tbat  looks 
on  thee,  [loVd ; 

Nor  feels  as  lovers  o'er  the  dust  tb«y 
Dull  is  tbe  eye  that  will  not  weep  to  see 
Thy    walls    defac'd,     thy    mouldering 
shrines  remov'd  [hov'd 

By  British  hands,  which  it  hai  best  b«- 
To  guard  those  relics,  ne'er  to  be  restor'd . 
Curst  be  the  hour  when  from  their  Isle 

And  once  again  thy  hapless  boEon  gor'J, 

And  snatch'd  thy  shriokiog  gods  to  Nor- 

tbera  climes  abhosr'U." 

Neither  has  Dr.  Clarke  been  fp»r< 

ine  of  bii  oeaiure»  oa  this  occaiion>^ 

Tbet* 


52                         Reoiew  of  New  Publications.  [Jan. 

There  is  oae  respect  in  which  we  also  he  fortunately  made  his  escape  Doob- 

muft  join  in  the  disapprobation  of  serired ;  for,  had  be  been  seen  by  My  of 

this  Nobleman's  conduct.     It  was  his  the  Turkish  guard,  he  would  unquet- 

Eublic  character  and  influence  as  Am-  tionably  have  been  put  t|>  death, 
assador  from  thi<«  powerful  country  A  very  interesting  account  of  Tbeo* 
which  afforded  him  the  means  of  ac-  dore,  a  Catmuck  artist,  is  inserted 
complishing  his  wishes  with  respect  at  p.  599.  it  exhibits,  perhaps,  the 
to  these  valuable  antiquities.  They  only  example  of  a  Russian  slave 
might,  therefore,  in  some  measure,  be  making  his  way  by  force  of  genias 
considered  as  public  property.  It  alone,  to  an  extraordinary  desree  of 
was  reasonable  and  just  that  Lord  excellence  in  the  Fine  Arts.  We  are 
Elgin  should  be  indemnified  for  the  much  inclined  to  accede  to  Dr. 
expenditure  of  any  part  of  his  per-  Clarke's  opinion  on  the  situation  of 
aonal  property  ;  but  it  surely  did  not  the  Tomb  of  Themistoclcs,  p.  60S.  '' 
become  him,  on  their  safe  arrival  The  account  of  Argos  is  well  wriU 
bere,  to  make  hard  terms  with  the  ten,  and  will  afford  every  reader 
publick,  as  it  were  in  the  character  considerable  information  and  enter* 
of  a  mercantile  speculation.  Avery  tainment;  and  will  not  be  the  leti 
large  sum  was  offered  by  the  late  acceptable,  if  Mr.  Cell's  book  sbouM 
excellent  Mr.  Perceval,  that  these  at  tne  same  time  be  at  hand.  It  if 
marbles  might  constitute  a  Public  evident  from  the  Tell-tale,  as  Dr. 
School  of  Art;  but  these  terms  were  Clarke  calls  the  Oracular  Shrine  de- 
rejected,  and  they  still  continue  in  scribed  at  p.  67T,  tiiat  industry,  per- 
Lord  Elgin's  private  possession.  severance,  and  sagacity,  may  still  dis* 

At  p.  532,  is  a  neat  Biographical  cover  and  explain  a  great  many  more 

Sketch,  and  a  very  handsome  tribute  valuable  antiquities  in  this  part  of 

of   respect  to  the  memory  of  Mr.  Greece. — The  whole  of  the  descrip- 

Tweddell,  a  most  ingenious  and  ac-  tion  is  given  with  great  Tiyacily  and 

compliflhed   young   man,  who,   after  effect. 

vbitlug  Switzerland,  Germany,  many  The  last  thing  we  have  to  notice 

parts  of  Russia,   and  the  Crimea  in  is  the   description  of  the  supposed 

particular,    died   at  Athens  in  1799.  caveof  IheNemaean  lion,  p.  711,  IS. 

A  pleasing  expectation  is  held  out  by  In   conclusion,    we  have  oni^   to 

Dr.  Clarke,  that  som6  portions  of  Mr.  thank  the  Author  for  great  abond* 

Tweddeli's  interesting  correspondence  ance  both  of  instruction  and  arouse- 

inav  hereafter  be  made  public.             '  ment.    We  think  him  occasionally  a 

At  p.  539,  the  1'ravellcr  talks  of  little  too  sanguine,  and  at  intervals 
'a  sparry  carbonate  of  lime  of  a  somewhat  fanciful ;  but  his  conjec- 
Uoney  colour.  Now  as  the  hues  of  tures,  if  not  always -satisfactory,  are 
boney  vary  exceedingly  from  its  age,  |;enerally  ingenious  $  and  his  reason* 
from  the  climate  under  which  it  was  mg  and  arguments,  if  not  always  tub* 
formed,  as  well  as  from  other  par-  stantial,  very  specious  and  plausible, 
ticulars,  it  is  not  quite  apparent  The  plates,  we  think,  are  better 
what  colour  is  intended.  A  remark-  executed  in  this  than  in  either  of 
ably  curious  Terra  Cotta  lamp  is  de-  the  volumes  which  preceded;  with 
scribed  at  p.  572,  which  Dr.  Clarke  the  exception  perhaps  of  the  gene- 
very  reasonably  supposes  to  have  ral  outline  of  the  Author's  Route, 
be^n  one  of  the  InM^ines,  or  Grata  subjoined  at  the  end.  On  this  tb^ 
Munera,  which  the  friends  of  a  per-  line  of  communication  between  the 
0on  deceased  used  to  carry  after  the  different  places  visited  by  Dr.  Clarke 
corpse  in  the  funeral  procession.—  is  not  designated  with  sufficient  dit* 
Unfortunately  it  was  stolen  from  the  tinctness. 
party,and  has  not  arrived  in  England.  A  few  Errata,  which  had  not  e»* 

We  would  willing^  insert,  if  we  caped  us,  we  find  corrected  by  tbe 

could  afford  the  space,  a  most  sin-  Author  himself  at  the  end. 
gulsLT  but  most  dangerous  adventure 

^hich  befel  the  Author  at  Athens  $  see  6*  Specimens  of  the  Classic  PoetSp  frot^k 

p.688.  In  bis  accidental  wanderings  he  Homer  to  Tiyphiodorus :  with  Biogrw* 

•tumbled  upon  a  building,  which  he  phical  and  Critical  Notices.  ByC^barlef 

vas  induced  to  enter,  from  the  sound  ^'   ^^^*^"»    -r^«<Aor  of  a  Trans^atim 

of . voices  which  be  heard  from  with-  </  "«"^-    Baldwin.    iwOs.Bw^. 

In.— -A  general  shriek  soon  inform^  THE  work  before  us  may  be  cba- 

bin  that  it  wai  a  woman's  bath:—  racterizod  as  a  sort  of  ^  Elegant  Ex- 

trwt»" 


ccw  with  which  Drjden  hai  adapted 
kit  ttjle  to  the  putor&l  and  heroic 
of  Vireil,  the  titiric  bitteroeii  of 
Jarenw,  uid  the  lyrical  gaielj  of 
Horace,  the  attempt  ttielf  muit  be 
altowed  to  bejuitinable:  butitmuit 
■"'      '  "jbejudged  bjlhedegreeof 


It  ntay  terre  to  coonect  in  one  ge- 
neral view  the  riie  and  decleniioD  of 
■nlieat  poetry,  aiwell  m  it«  compa- 
imtire  ftate  at  difierent  sraa,  if  we 
coDfider  the  literature  of  the  Greeki 
and  Romani  as  forraiDg  a  cootinu- 
ODi  (treara,  haTiog  iti  aource  in  the 
ftbuloui  age*  of  Greece,  and  flow- 
fa^  Ihroueh  Latium  irith  undivided 
earreat  till  it  ii  loit  io  the  ubacurity 
«f  the  Middle  Age».  For  enabling 
the  Reader  thui  to  connect  and  cum- 
pare  the  incceuiie  periudi  of  clai- 
tical  poetry,  the  plan  of  the  preient 
•erie*  of  writer*  i»  extremely  nell 
CcnceiTed:  and  the  work  poiictiei  a 
value  quite  independent  uf  ils  meretj 
literary  merit. 

U  vcHild  be  ea*j  to  find  the  paral- 


Theie  critiques  will  be  found  inter- 
esting. We  were  particnlarty  pleiied 
with  the  remark*  on  Claudian;  they 
coincide  exactly  with  the  judgment 
which  we  bave  alwayi  maintained, 
although  contradicted  by  the  notiona 
in  TOg-ue.  The  tawdry  bombatt  c^ 
thi)  poet  hai  been  compared  by  tha 
fulsome  Author  of  the  Decline  and 
Fall  of  the  Roman  F.nipire  with  the 
raajesty  of  Virgil.  It  ii  difficult  to 
cunceiie  any  motive  that  could  in- 
duce this  most  uncandid  of  all  Hi»- 
toriani  to  pay  so  unmerited  a  com- 
pliment, unleis  it  be  a  kindred  feeling 
with  all  that  is  Terboae  in  diction  or 
monutonous  in  style. 

We  cannot,  howcTer,  in  e»er)r  tn- 
itance,  concur  with  Mr.  Elton'i  opi> 
niona.  On  the  contrary,  he  aeema  to 
ui  iometime*  actuated  by  a  love  of 
paradox,  and  adiipoiitioo  to  literary 
■cepticiim.  An  example  of  thi* 
forcei  itaelf  on  our  nstice  almost  at 
the  Tery  threabold  of  the  first  vo- 
lume] where  the  ill-starred  father  of 
epic  Wne  ■■  treated  with  the  actus- 


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Review  ^  New,  Fublications, 


fomed  levity  of  modern  unbelievers. 
**  Whether,"  he  observes,  *'  such  aa 
individual  (as  Homer)  ever  existed, 
may  be  a  reasonable  doubt:"  and  the 
verses  vrhich  have  borne  his  name 
for  nearly  3000  years  are  distributed 
among  a  nvhole  troop  of  wandering 
iroubadourSf  after  bemg  cut  up  into 
ballads  of  convenient  length  1 

The  true  genius  of  Homer  is,  we 
think,  ably  discriminated  by  Mr.  El- 
ton: for,  strange  to  say,  after  re- 
fusing the  Bard  a  being,  he  immedi- 
ately proceeds  to  analyse  his  poeti- 
pil  character.  This  reminds  us  of 
certain  theologians,  who  deny  the 
personality  of  the  Devil,  and  descant 
upon  his  attributes.  But  it  is  high 
time  to  say  something  of  the  Trans- 
lations. 

The  parts  chosen  from  the  Iliad 
are  those  on  which  Pope  has  bestowed 
the  utmost  refinement  of  melodious 
and  highly  ornamented  verse :  among 
these  are,  the  description  of  Achilles 
arming  for  battle,  the  watch  of  the 
iTrojans  before  Troy,  which  so  com- 
pletely silences  the  assertion  of  Twin- 
ng,  that  Homer  had  no  idea  of  the 
picturesque ;  and  the  parting  of  Hec- 
tor and  Andromache.  Between  Pope 
and  Mr.  Elton  no  comparison  can 
be  formed  with  respect  to  the  pecu- 
liar merit  of  a  traaslator-^the  faith- 
lolness  of  representation :  and  we  are 
much  mistaken  if  these  passages,  re- 
garded as  English  compositions,  have 
not  infinitely  the  advantage  in  point 
of  taste  and  nature,  as  rendered  by 
the  latter.  In  the  following  short 
extract  we  leave  the  decision  of  com- 
parative excellence  to  the  judgment 
of  our  readers  t 

He  spoke :  and,  fondly  gairing  on  her 
charms,  [arms : 

BMtor'd  the  pleasing  burthen  to  her 
Soft  on  her  fragrant  breast  the  babe  she 
laid,  [vey'd : 

Hosh'd  to  repose,  and  with  a  smile  sur- 
The  troubled  pleasure  s*cn  obastis*d  by 

fear, 
8ke  mingled  with  the  smile  a  tender  tear. 

Pope. 

So  he  said,  and  placed 
Tbe  babe  within  his  own  beloved's  arnss 
1^  softly  laid  him  on  her  balmy  breast, 
Smiling  through  tears.  Elton. 

Next  to  the  war  of  Troy,  and  the 
atchievements  of  its  conquerors,  the 
ipost  popular  subject  of  heroic  verse 
among  the  antients  was  the  Expedi- 
l^oa  of  the  Argonauts.  Of  the  Ar- 
fiMiautic  ptMtff  tbe  aUesl  ia  tjme  i» 


I 


[Jm. 


Onomacritus,  the  Fseudo  «  Orpheiu * 
This  antient  epic  assumes  the  air  of 
a  romantic  old  ballad.  It  is  judid* 
•usly  imitated  in  old  Englbh  Alex- 
andrme  heroics,  the  metre  of  Dray- 
ton's Polyolbioo,  which  produce  aa 
agreeable  variety,  and  have  a  verj 
characteristical  effect.  The  account 
which  Orpheus  gives  of  hia  mi> 
ra<;ulou0  minstrelsy  is  very  prettily 
told. 

*'  Through  winding  cavities  that  scoop'd 

the  rocky  cell  [vocal  shell : 

With  tone  sonorous  tbrilPd  my  sweetly 
High  Pelion's  mountain  heads  and  woody 

valleys  round,  [the  sound. 

And  all  his  lofty  oaks  re-murmur'd  to 
His  oaks  uprooted  rush,  and,  all  turnip 

tuous,  wave  [hollow  cave  * 

Around  the  darken' d  mouth  of  Chiron^ 
The  rocks  re-echo  shrill :  the  beasts  of 

forest  wild  [ing  trance  beguil'd ; 
Stand  at  tbe  cavern's  mouth  in  listen • 
l)he  birds  surround  the  den,  and,  as  in 

weary  rest,  [of  the  nest.** 

They  drop  their  fluttering  wings  forgetful 


Considerable 


extracts   are  iriveo 


from  Apolloniui,  the  master  of  Vir* 
gil  in  the  pathetic  and  deicriptive, 
and  his  superior  in  epic  spirit.  Few 
descriptions  even  of  the  Odyssey  ex- 
ceed that  of  the  sailing  of  the  Argo, 
or  that  of  the  interview  between  Ja- 
son and  Medea.  Mr.  Elton  has  beea 
peculiarly  successful  in  his  specimens 
of  this  Author.  We  extract  the  C6> 
lebrated  picture  of  night : 

**  Night  then  brought  darkness  o'er 

the  earth  :  at  sea  [rais'd 

The  mariners  their  eyes  from  shipboard 
Fix'd  on  the  star  Orion  and  the  Bear : 
The  traveller  and  the  keeper  of  the  gate 
Roek'd  with  desire  ef  sleep  •  and  sluia* 

her  now  [wept 

Fell  heavy  on  some  mother,  who  bad 
Her  children  in  the  grave.    No  bay  of 

degs. 
No  noise  of  tumult  stirr'dthe  city  streets. 
All  hush*d  in  stillest  darkness.     But 

sweet  sleep 
Sooth'd  not  Medea.'* 

Of  Valerius  Flaccus,  the  last  of  the 
Argonautics,  we  shall  only  say,  thai 
we  rejoice  in  bis  dress  of  rhynac^ 
the  best  vehicle  for  tame  and  spirit- 
less narrative.  Although  we  aidmit 
his  freedom  from  false  ornament,  we 
cannot  acquiesce  in  this  translator*t 
praises  of  his  genius.  As  a  specimea 
of  the  couplet-translations,  we  select 
a  famous  simile  of  Silius  Italicus,  re- 
lative to  tbe  loldieri  of  Hannibal*  fa- 
tigued 


poeti  oTthe  latter  agtt,  »e  *i»uli] 
parlicnlarij  refer  the  Reader  to  the 
•plendid  description  of  "  the  harpoon- 
iD|;  of  the  whale"  from  Oppian,  and 
to  the  dealh  of  the  Amazun  Tenthe- 
lileafrom  Quintut  Calaber:  but  we 
faaTe  no  room  for  further  commentj. 


par  baiis,  before  an  appeal  was  made  to 
the  swurd;  but,  whenit  wa»  diicoveied 
that  noihin|r  could  induce  the  Gallie 
ruler  to  abandon  his  views,  and  listaa 
10  the  dietates  of  justice  and  modera- 
tion, a  combined  eSurc  in  arms  was 
made,  which  it  was  lioped  would  limit 
the  resaurcEB  of  deapotisni,  and  break 
the  spell  of  aggression.  It  musCi  lu>«* 
ever,  be  laroenlcd,  that  the  measures  of 
the  Allies  were  prematurely  hurried  into 
action,  and  that  neither  the  sulficienc^ 
or  force,  nor  the  wisdom  and  energy  of 
performance,  equalled  the  laudable intea- 
tioas  of  rectitude  and  freedom.  By  the 
weakness  or  treachery  of  an  Austiiao 
General,  a  gallant,  highly  equipped,  and 
nunii-rous  army  was  suddenly  annihU 
laled.  Confounded  by  this  unexpected 
disaster,  the  Confederates  in  their  lub^ 
sequent  proceedings  exhibited  nMluQC 
bat  failure  and  disgrace. 

"  While,  iu  common  with  every  Ea- 
ropeaii,  the  native  of  Great  Britain 
lari^ly  participates  In  this  calamitous 
scene,  while  he  regards  with  surprtae 
and  regret  the  changes  made  in  several 
States  to  gratily  the  policy  of  the  French 
Cltief,  he  will  be  peculiarly  affected  by 
the 


se  Hemew  qf  New  PubKcations.  [Jan, 


the  circumstaneeB  immediately  relating^  consider  past  circumstances  without 

to  the  achievenaents  of  bis  own  country-  ference  to  the  time,  when  they  occurred, 

meny  in  the  destruction  of  the  Enemy's  Let  it  be  recollected  that,  had  it  not  be«a 

Marine.    With  respect  to  affairs  which  for  the  singular  and  almost  incredible 

may  be  termed  domestic,   the   pariia-  extravagance  of  the  able  and  abandoned 

mentaiy  transactions  will  disclose  many  character,  who^  apparently  by  the  ^Uree- 

particulars    of  very    considerable   mo-  tion  of  Heaven,  was  induced  to  make 

ment.  war  against  the  Elements  and  Nature, 

*<  The  Debates  of  both  Houses  of  the  when  he  led  the  finest  army,  in  science, 

Iicgislature  have  been  abridged  as  much  bravery,  and  devotion  to  command,  that 

as  it  was  possible,  consistently  with  a  was  ever  celebrated  in  the  records  of  an« 

due  regard  to  the  preservation  of  their  cient  or  modern  history,  to  perish  in  the 

distinguishing  features.  An  attempt  has  frozen  plains  of  Russia,  and  leave  their 

been  made  to  curtail  them  without  di-  bones  to  bleach  in  the  eager  and  petrify- 

minishing  their  spirit.    How  far  sue-  ing  breath  of  the  Polar  blast,  the  fairest 

oess  has  attended  the  undertaking,  the  part  of  the  world  would,  in  all  prob»i' 

reader  must  determine.    The  subjects  bility,  have  still  groaned  under  his  des- 

discussed  will  invite  the  consideration  of  potism.    This  enterprise  sealed  his  fste. 

the  reflective  part  of  the  community  in  His  star  turned  pale ;  yet,  unconscious 

uo  common  degree ;  and  when  it  is  re-  of  approaching  misfortune*    elated  bj 

memhered  that,  with  this  Session  of  Par-  uniform  success }  confident  in  his  power, 

liament,   Mr.  Pitt  closed  his  splendid  with  blind  rashness,  he  insolently  rushed 

career  of  statistic  oratory,  the  Debates  on  to  destruction;  and  fell  by  degrees, 

<m  that  account,  independently  of  the  but  with  great  velocity,  from  the  amiui- 

weighty  affairs  which  became  matter  of  ing  height,  which  he  had  hitherto  oik 

argument,  must  naturally  be  deemed  to  cupied.     His  colossal  power  was  annihi- 

possess  more  than  an    usual   share  of  lated.     Providence,  in  pity  to  mankind, 

interest.  dashed  the  fabric  '  in  pieces,  like  a  poC- 

**  The  concerns  of  our  possessions  in  ter's  vessel.'  " 
'India  are  also  entitled  to  no  small  por-         *'  Disgraced,  degraded,  fugitive  as  Ihe 

tion  of  notice.    The  causes  of  the  un-  was,  his  fortunes  might  still,  in  some 

happy  dissentions  between  the  Court  of  measure,  have  been  retrieved  at  Dre»» 

East  India  Directors  and  the  Marquis  den  by  an  honourable  ^ace ;  and  could 

Wellesley,  connected  details  of  which  he  have   induced  his  fierce  and  sulleii 

have  never  yet  been  laid  before  the  pub-  spirit  to  yield  for  a  time,  till  the  French 

lick,  at  least  in  any  history  of  the  year,  conscription,   that  detestable  and  tre- 

have  been   unfolded  with  .impartiality,  mendous  engine  of  his  public  crimes, 

and  the  strictest  deference  to  truth.  had  recovered  from  the  exhausted  state 

**  The  State  Papers  are  unquestion-  into  which  his  madness  had  thrown  is, 

ably  numerous ;    but  those  only   have  he  might  possibly  again  have  been  the 

been  given,  which  are  indispensably  re-  terror  of  Nations  ;.  but  '  his  heart  was 

quisite  to  .  illustrate  the  various  occur-  hardened,'  and  he  still  persisted,  w^jth 

■euces  that  have  been  recorded.  inadequate  means,    to  hold  the  tolne 

<'  From  the  fame  which  M.  de  Ku-  haughty  front,  and  to  advance  nearly 

tusoff  had  latterly  acquired,  and  few  the  same  pretensions,  as  when  he  grasp* 

names  now  stand  higher  in  heroic  re-  ed  the  bolts  of  a  combination  of  mi]l> 

membrance,  the  Reader  may  think  that  tary  experience  and  numbers.    Chased 

Commander  has  .been  harshly  treated  before  the  storm,  which  he  had  courted^ 

by  the  Author;    but,  if  the  strictures  when,  as  a  last  frantic  effort,  he  turned 

on  his  conduct  have  been  severe,  they  to  bay  his  pursuers,  an  asylum  for  t|lt 

were  merited  by  his  behaviour  at  the  former  boundless  ambition  was  still  opett 

battle  of  Austerlitz.   Whatever  applause  in   the  throne  of  a  mighty  krogidoiii  ^ 

the  great  soldier  in  question  may  have  yet,  *  quem  Deus  vult  perdere  priiis  de» 

since  justly  acquired,  his  incapacity  in  mentat.'     He  was  infatuated,  and  sptun- 

1805  undoubtedly  ruined  the  hopes  of  the  ed  the  offer  with  contempt.    Then,  in 

'Allies.      He   was   then   certainly  not  a  the  language  of  Homer,  Perdition  gaped 

General,  and  hardly  qualified,   in  the  beneath  his  feet;  deserted  by  ttie  ns^ 

military  sense  of  the  term,  to  be  a  par-  lignant  demon  who  had  constantly  priH 

Sizan.    Experience,  however,  afterwards  tected  him,  he  sank,  it  is  to  be  boped» 

chastened   and  confirmed  his    talents,  never  again  to  emerge  from  obscurity, 
while  it  made  him  an  ornament  te  his         '<  'f  be  Editor  has  deeply  to  lament 

most  honourable  profession.  the  long  suspension  of  the  pubDcatfcni' 


"  It  would  be  extremely  unjust,  das-  of  this  Volume,  which  has  been 
aled  and  delighted  as  the  people  in  all  sioned  by  circumstanced  beyond  his  eoi^ 
the  countries  of  Europe  must  be  with  troul.  The  time,  however,  has  not  been 
the  lucent  events  on  the  Continent,  to     wholly  unoccupied.    Great  progress  has 

been 


mf-1              .Amm  0^^  A«w#««*.  )i»? 

*Hil«»^itoi«l««i«tPV'aBd.CM»pi-  ^liMi«|tll;WtvifM««,md..A.tt 

taf«  ff.'tibe  ^iMit  XeluBe,  cwiuliiiiic  ;|ra  kw    *Jtiwfif>rt  ib*  ft^nadoii   ft 

jgp  ftpiiMbe  ^  tlw  iwtrsfrduiw]'  inol'  ^octMn  fad  JKttiic^  CiunwitUM.'   b 

4iHflk.rK>  «MilMMi|t^|ba|w«.wUI  K>|»"  tlMi^iti«M«di««»n.of  tbepoor,  pip- 

Ja«lM.n|Hnic#rilh«B..|iipnttH;  And  Dp  isQUd,    nub^idwd,  md    nMurad.    \ 

,   |MM<llimB>t<>l»«PM»d  M  (owJm  it  wqi-  Juhot  flot,  tberabm,  'bei^,  I  e«D  b«tm 

Alitikv  iwl#ej«owi)t)4>W."  4i««li«i8a  tlic  •oleino  qfHce  Jiow  ivpcM^l 

•   _,■__    ,  upon-me,  tbao  by  dirQctiiic  7oar«««B- 

I                                       '**  ^"Vr  V  ..tion  to  the  oUeett  ud  dt^  ol  tke* 

'                                         .^^eorp  After  ^ifCufiiDg  the  more  iniffl»- 

Ltrd^k^  diale   inbjcct    1^»  prppotd,    moS 

iidiTetl.  lome    luiMbte    vdmunttioDi  to    hit 

irch  bac  of  C'c<^> '''"  Bitbop  buraanelj' .aSdij 

MaAMB  MMilml  bj  adTeraiiu  of  •'ItnaynMuraltybeeipraMdanthii 

■W*toB>  4«KripliMii  oppoiinK   neb  oocuion,  tbu  I  (bouMukeunn  notlda 

Mini   ia  etocf  poiot  but  Ihu  «f  en-  oF  thoce  Icfiiktive  cnicbBcnUJ  wbloh 

,liilT(  or  tilbor  of  eavj,  to  the  Ec-  li»e  Utrlj  bean  ptnted,  wHh  n«peet  W 

dNlMtiesl  Qierarchy  I   we  Me  ifith  the  raideiiea  of  theClern'.    And  here, 

JMCfc  wtiafiction  the  DlsTiilariei  of  witb  a  riw  to  ywM.intepeM  •«»d  aecority, 

'•»  Ctnnh,  faitbfol  to  their  prufet-  '  "o""  o*-*"*.  that  a  peater  d^na 

riw.  u4  dilifrent  ID  tbeir  »o»tioo,  <rf«ttent,oni.d«t*tb«ef-.riiaoieMa^ 

^B^  Ibemtelvet  1o   «ixiate»et  "guktioM,  tb.n  m  geowU  ihay   .p. 

j.^r^'-!--  »^  m.«I.Ln.iiAi>  P""  '"  ■'■"  reeeiTsd.     It  baa  been  my 

^gj  IfkW  rf  ™«»""»''«'>-  ^rieaTOui-.b,rimiUrletM«,to  commit 

.l??^rT'^?;*^''^*^^?**'*'""  nic«ato^.t.hetim.ofth«rpa»mF. 

'■  ." A- -aboitv  4«fer*al  than  niual  ba*  tbii  Is  ill  wbidi  I  could  di> ;  but  Ibi*  ia 

tmhrm.§iim.  ^Rce  .tba  laM  Vuitation  of  not  enough :  The  act*  Uieniielve*  ibonld 

I  JHoee^    j  iMve,  however,  bueD  in-  be  read  and  undentood  ;  fnim  what  hai 

..^jpdto^reqnett  ^onratteDdance  at  cbii  taken  place  in  otbar  Diocetei  yon  matt 

•afly  period,  from  finding  it  lo  be  juur  be  aware,  tbtt  there  are  tboie  wbo  are 

*(isb,aait  mustunclnu^tedly  iamincitbai  sufGcientij'  reiidy   to  avail   ibeaiMlves, 

Ovrmeetinpinfulureahiiulilliereiiilereil  not  only  of  miy  culpable  ne^lput,  but 

Mora  'ftequeni,    and    became  triennial,  also  of   any  uiiinCeritiuiial   umiuiun   in 

Jlwh  tmiebt,  4  believe,  alnays  does—  the  Clergy.      It  miiy  appear  bard   tliat 

pirOT'l'J    intercourse   and    commuiiii.v  guilt.     The  i  nun  unities  however  which, 

AinOi  -lMt«e«n  the    Uiciceipan   and   bis  witb  to  much  cunsiileralion  an<j  kind' 

■Q«g7.     Uuti)al   inforiDstiuB   and  iii-  neng  have  lieen  twice  belden  out  by  the 

MOactiori  Art  thus  best  cnnveved.     Er-  LefiBlature,  cannot  b«  eipeeted  agaiu. 

..^Mianical  discipline  anil  unity  are  by  Olih'-BP,  tlim-fore,  1  irust,  thai  all  wbo 

.tiw  Husie  .meanit  duly  kept  up,  and  i  he  required  it,    have    availed    tbt-inselves  ; 

|ian«   and   wishes  of  the   Clergy   mure  otb:  rwise,    neiiher  t»lent«,  nor  virtue, 

tM'iy     made    known     to     each    other,  norevrn  poveriy  itself  may  secure  tbem. 

Some    additional    anxiety   and  truuble,  against  tlie  malice  of  the  informer. 

may  hence  be  occasioned  to  yuursalves,  "  We  have  to  lament,  that  in  conse- 

and  to  tne  ;   but  tbey  will   be    far  out-  quence  of  these  bills,  a  very  general  but 

we>ebed,  I  tniBt,  by  the  magnitude  of  erroiieuDs  opiniun  has  |^ne  abroad,  witti 

tbe  benefit  which  must  accrue.  respect  to  the  residence  of  the  Clergy. 

"Setdom  indeed  cantbreeycarselapse,  Wlieu  non-residence  is  talked  of,  I  un- 

vitbout  many  events  occurring,  to  which  derstqnd  by  (hat  term,  an  implicalion  of 

the  eonsideralioii  and  zeal  of  the  Clergy  neglect — the    nnn-pcrfo/niance    of    du- 

May    «iast    uaefully  be  directed.     Their  ties — of  Jutieawbich  could  be,  and  which 

.  Mntinwnt*  and   conduct  must   always  ought  id  be  diBchatged,  but  surely  they 

hvt   ail   impurtaut    iuUuKiice    on    the  are  nnt  to  be  included  in  ibii  censure, 

«miuiM  and  character  uf  the  nfie.     In  who  do  all  ibey  are  capable  of  duins — 

^■preaent  instance,  this  period  of  lime  who  ih»ni>elvfS  co»«anily  perfucm  tbe 

tHlbeen  Mioat  particularly  distin^^ui'hed,  sen. ices  nf  their  u»n  Churoh,  and  who 

joafpiucb  M  it  has  given  birth  to  inrii-  resid'-  as  near  to  it  as  Ihry   pcniibly  can, 

^fa*  of  aupreme  importance,  nnd  which  The  C\ergy,  I  must  obterve,  have  b«en 

are  closely  connected  with  the  best  in-  burdly  dealt  by,  aud'the.lisi  ot  nuO'iMi- 

Jmits  of  T^gioa.    It  is  iadeed  an  lera  dents  uufuFlyawaUeO,.!^  leturniuciueh 

8 


e? 


38 


Switw  of  New  PuhlicaH&ns. 


XJfkh* 


In  Ihe 'number.  But  whatever  may  be 
tbcr  (iase  in  other  Dioceses,  1  am  happy 
and  proud  to  declare,  that  there  are  not 
many  in  my  own,  who  can  fairly  be  clas- 
sed nnder  the  description  of  non-resi- 
dents. From  the  late  parochial  returns 
it  appears,  that  though  there  are  some 
who  had  sinned  against  the  letter  of  the 
law,  there  were  comparatively  rery  few, 
•who  were  real  and  virtual  oflFenders— ^few 
who  could  be  charged  with  w'lful  dere- 
Uctiun  or  neglect.  In  this  Diocese,  of 
60  great  an  extent,  and  of  such  an  im- 
mense population,  there  are  not  many 
incumbents  who  do  not,  at  least,  serve 
orte  of  the. r  Churches. 

**  The  total  number  of  benefices,  is 
592. — Upon  these,  there  are  390  who  do 
their  own  duty  ; — five  only  are  absent 
without  licence,  or  exemption.  The 
proportion  also  of  those  who  have  liceu- 
ces  is  much  diminished.  Some  absentees 
of  necessity  there  always  must  be,  from 
age,  from  indisposition,  and  various 
other  causes  of  just  and  legal  exemption. 
But,  upon  the  whole,  I  am  satisfied 
there  are  not  many,  of  whom,  in  this 
particular,  there  is  just  ground  of  com- 
plaint. At  a  time  then,  when  some,  in 
whom,  we  should  have  wished  for  and  ex- 
pected kinder  fetflings,  are  so  very  ready 
to  malign  the  Clergy,  when  they  are  re- 
presented as  devoted  to  trifling  amuse- 
ments, and  crowding  every  place  of  pub- 
lic resort ;  happy  am  I  to  b»*ar  this  testi- 
mony to  the  different  Character  of  my 
own  Clergy — a  testimony  due  to  the 
cause  of  truth,  and  to  them.'* 

The  excellent  Prelale  concludes, 

«*  And  now,  my  Reverend  Brethren, 
though  I  have  been  happy  to  give  praise 
where  praise  is  due,  yet  let  not  any 
thing  which  has  been  said,  diminish  or 
relax  your  efforts,  in  the  due  dischari:e 
of  the  mo«it  solemn  and  arduous  office 
which  can  be  entrusted  to  man.  To 
you  is  committed  the  care  of  souls.  For 
th^m  you  must  one  day  answer  at  the 
dread  tribunal  of  Almighty  God.  It  is 
not  therefore  enough  to  be  moral,  you 
must  be  exemplary.  It  is  not  enough  to 
be  blameless,  you  must  let  your  light 
ihine  before  men.  You  must  endeavour 
hy  your  lives  and  doctrines,  to  adorn 
the  Gospel  of  God  our  Saviour,  in  all 
things.  You  niust  strive  and  labour  to 
save  yourselves — and  others. 

"  The  times  most  imperiously  demand 
it.  We  have  be«n  generally  and  loudly 
accused  of  lukewarmness-r-of  ^upine- 
ness-— of  neglect.  Our  enemies  are  on 
tbO' watch,  ready  to  point  out,  to  exag- 
gerate, and  supply,  every  omission' — 
•xtreme  .to  mark  what  is  done  amiss. 
Be  Jeealom  tbeiii  be  vigilant.  The  cause 
is  ^ertby  of  your  utmoit  efforts  j  vn  the 


fair  character  of  \t%  Minitten  depend! 
in  a  great  degree  the  security  of  the 
Church  of  England,  and  with  it,  the 
peace  and  welfare  of  the  State. 

'<  If  such  be  the  alarming  responsibi- 
lity of  the  Parochial  Minister,  with 
what  accumulated  weight  must  ail  these 
obligations  press. upon  those,  who  are 
pl;<ced  in  the  more  elevated  stations  oJT- 
the  Church.  Your  experience,  therefore, 
your  counsel,  your  assistance,  are  all 
required  by  me  ;  and  truly  can  I  add, 
that  they  have  not  been  found  wanting'. 
Ill  should  I  de  justice  to  my  own  feel- 
ings, or  to  you,  if  I  did  not  acknow- 
ledge, in  the  strongest  manner  I  am  able, 
that  during  the  whole  of  my  connexion 
with  you,  1  have  received  every  support 
■  and  co-operation,  which  kindness  could 
administer.  These  have  materially  light- 
ened the  lal)ours  of  this  extensive  and 
important  Diocese;  and  for  these,  I  now 
beg  leave  to  return  you  my  most  sin^ 
cere  and  most  grateful  thanks.'' 

9.  An  Address^  on  the  Resurrection  of 
Christ  ;  delivered  in  Bunhill-fieldflT, 
H^ednesday,  November'  23,  1814,  ol  the 
Interment  o/'Thomas  Mullett,f«9.JRfer* 
cliantf  who  died,  Monday ^  Nov.  14, 
1)3 1 4,  in  the  69th  year  of  his  age,  B$ 
John  Evans,  A,  M.  Bv©,  pp,  28. 

rUOM  this  consolatory  Addreif, 
written  evidently  from  the  heart,  aa 
ample  extract  will  be.  found  in  our 
Obituary  of  the  present  month,  p.  83. 

10.  History  and  Antiquities  of  the  Catke^ 
dral  Churches  ^Great  Britain,  llhto- 
trafed  with  n  Series  of  highly -/husked 
Enyxavings^  exhibiting  general  and 
particular  f'^sws,  Ground  Planst  and 
aU  the  architectural  Features  and  OT" 

s  naments  in  thevmtious  Styles  ofBttUd^ 
iftg  used  in  our  EcclesiasticcU  Edjfieet, 
By  James  Storer.  f'ol.  I.  %vo,  Ri- 
vingtons,  Murray,  ^c, 

IN  our  last  Volume,  p.  541,  we 
briefly  noticed  this  elegnnt  volunoet 
and  the  expectations  we  entertained 
from  a  slight  glance  at  its  contents 
have  not  been  disappointed.  The 
whole  Work  is  to  be  comprised  io 
four  Volumes,  the  first  of  which  coo- 
tains  the  Cathedrals  of  Canterbury, 
Chichester,  Peterborough,  Lincoln, 
Oxford,  and  Winchester ;  and  of  theae, 
and  their  various  Parts,  not  less  tbaa 
LXIV  beautiful  Cabinet  Plates  are 
given,  all  uniformly  well  engraved  ; 
and  of  these  XVIU  are  devoted  to 
Canterbury.  The  Volume  it  not 
paged;  in  order  that,'*  when  the  Work 
IS  completed,  the  parts  in»j  be  ar* 
raoeed  ill  whatever  manner  may  be 

thought 


■u^be  permitted  to  speiik  of  tbe  latter, 
■ftd  Myfratn  their  persoual  kiiuHledgv, 
tbU  the  Pistes  exbibil  ninrt  t'aiihlul 
portrutuw:!  of  tbe  differeiil  eriitiiea  tliaii 
any  hithenu  laid  before  tbe  publiuk." 

Turoiog  fof  a  ipecimen  of  Ihe  His- 
torical part  of  llie  Work  to  the  Ca- 
thedral of  Linculo,  which  has  perba|is 
becD  leis  gcnerallj  doer  1  he d  <Uin 
eitber  of  it*  cumpanioiia  in  thii  Vti- 
lame,  Hr.  Storet  obierTea, 


ruuf  of  the 


"The  nun 


leilalHl 


,   Oil 


which 


',  and  accOnliiig 
:of  the 


igemu 


Mr.  Ea^in,  is  29^  leet  liiiig,  Ufii 
bruad,  31  ia  diaoieler  at  eauh  enil,  and  . 
oa\y  t3iii  the  CBiilre.  It* upper  surfau*  . 
is  level,  its  under  one  ilij^tly  cuiicave^t  ' 
it  is  ctiuipuaed  uf  many  large  ilonel,  , 
every  uiie  of  nbieb  is  »  keykiune,  aiid., 
is  w)  sensibly  elastic,  a>  to  vibmie  very 
'  "ibly    when     leaped    or    ttort   Upiin, 


Hen 


It  It 


in  a  perfe, 
is  the  passage  into  the  clotslers.  Near 
tbe  Weat  cloister  Is  a  shed  raised  to  pre- 
serve the  RoiDBn  pavement  lately  diaeo- 
*ered  here  ;  the  North  cloister  is  con- 
verted intoalibr^aiidcabinet  of  anti- 
quities, in  wtiieb  are  many  very  curious 
aitirlea,  &a  knives,  swords,  urna,  &c. 
Od  the  East  aide  of  tbe  eloiacers  Is  tbe 

Qd  th«  Svaib-west  aide  of  the  !<:■■  traii- 
Hpt^at  tbe  tavat4>rf„joe^ifling  ;  curi- 
e  Uter  Ulue  a  trough,  and  the 


has  been  built  with  the  design  ut  prupa— 
eating  thu  auuiid  I'iiher  tu  ur  from  (.irtat 
Tuiii,  and  II .it,  we  apprehend,  wiibuuc 


*  ■>  Among  the  luost  laudable  cbant;t!« 
must  lie  mentioned  that  oF  removing  the 
mural  tablets  and  paltry  monuments 
(rum  the  walls  and  pillars  of  tbe  Cathe- 
dral, placiag  them  in  the  aide  Cha|iel«, 
and  repairing  the  parts  which  had  Iwea 
hewn  aivay  to  receive  them." 

t  See  ■  judicious  and  uaefat  tilcle 
"  Historj^  of  Ll\^tq\p,"    printed  by  A. 


Static,  in  1810. 


delu* 


6($ 


Reoiew  6/ New  PMkaHiMf. 


[Mtf* 


dtluBioM,  tbat  verjr  few  well- attested 
fa(*ts  can  be  found  in  the  works  of  its 
Chroniclers  or  Annalists.  The  revenue 
of  foreign  Ecclesiastics,  whose  onl3U>u8i- 
ness  was  that  uf  fabricaiin*^  falsehoods 
to  delude  arid  plunder  the  English,  was 
then  double  that  of  the  Crown.  The 
|>ebple  were  beggared,  and  the  King  so 
ditftreitfed  by  theib,  that  he  was  imf  elled 
to  rob  the  Jews,  and  afterw arils  mur- 
der them  !  Here  aJso  we  have  another 
money-making  device  of  Papal  rapacity, 
the  tale  of  the  Jews  crucifying  a  Child  in 
Lincoln  about  V156.  Prior  to  this,  the 
King  bad  extorted  one  third  of  all  their 

5it>perty,  and  they  had  solicited  leave  to 
epart  the  kingdom,  but  were  refused. 
Tfa^  priests,  however,  determined  to 
raise  money  as  well  as  the  Sovereign, 
contrived  tnis  project,  to  manufacture  a 
l^od,  obtained  thv  dead  body  of  a  child, 
reported  that  it  had  been  crucified,  called 
it  Hugh,  made  it  a  saint;  and  the  coutri- 
butionfr'  of  the  devotees  who  came  to 
worship  its  tomb,  was  to  the  See  another 
valuable'  estate,  free  of  all  encumbrances, 
'and  worth  many  thousands  ai  year-,  A 
gold  shrine  was  afterwards  erected  in  the 
Cathedral:  but  whether  it  was  of  ham- 
. mired  or  cast  gold,  the  legislators  of 
antiquaribnism  have  not  yet  been  able 
to  determine.  The  bKtertaste  of  Messrs. 
Tjf%9iis,  we  doubt  not,  will  consign  this, 
and  many  other  such  questions,  to  last- 
in]^  r^pofte." 

On  this  subject  the  Editors  would 
liaye  done  well  had  they  coufiuited 
the  very  accurate  and  curious  ac- 
count oTihif  famous  Shrine,  by  Mr. 
Gouzh,  in  the  Second  Volume  of  hi« 
SepiHchral  Monuroentf,  p.  Ixviii  $ 
where  is  a  plate,  engraved  from  draw- 


ings made  hf  lifr.  CTriibia,  dn  6^«li& 
ing  this  shrine,  in  the  presiince  of  Silf 
Richai'd  1ta>e  the  late  De>tn,  t>V. 
Gordon  the  late  PrecentoK,  MV» 
Gough,  and  the  Writer  of  this  a'rtidlA. 
Each* Cathedral  has  s(  proper  iodc^]^!' 
with  a  eomplete  list  of  its  Bfishoptf* 
and  Deans,  and  of  the  Ahtidts  cfi 
Priors  of  such  of  them  as  hiid  f6r- 
raerlv  thf>se  Ecclesiastical  Supbrio/s. 
And  here,  for  the  present,  we  diiNlitts 
Mr.  Storer ;  and  recommend  hiAi  arf 
a  very  proper  <mndidifle  for  g^uet^l 
approbation. 

1 1 .  Practical  Hints  to  Youmg  Femaiei' 
on  the  Duties  of  a  P^ife,  a  MotJier^  gnd 
a  Mistress  of  a  Pawily.  By  idrs,  Tay- 
lor. 1  Smo,  pp,  &£,  Taylor  and  ries- 
sey. 

THIS  is  a  hook  we  would  wish  to  ' 
be  in  the  pjsses^i^Ki  of  every  yoitog 
female  who  is  eateriiig  upon  tbiJ 
bnsy  scene  of  life  t  'being  weH  carleiH 
l^ted  to'  promote  their  true  interenltf 
b^  the  most  excellent  and  fwtifihW 
precepts  for  the  regulation  of  Hii^tf 
conduct  the  Chapter  6t  THo&^^kUi 
Economy  will  be  foutltf  16  cbtf^dtUf 
some  useful  hinf 8 ;  whTch  are  wilif 
equal  propriety  thrown  Out  oii  oihe/ 
subjects  in  the  course  of  the  \^urk* 
The  following  migh^  with  some  ad* 
vantage  be  attended  to  by  newfy- 
married  pairs : 

'*  There  is  one  Simple  direetiotf  ^HAAt^p 
if  carefully  regarded,  might  lon(^  pr#^ 
serve  the  tranquillity  of  the  married  htifi 
and  instjre  no  inconsiderable  jfiortim'i  of 
connubial  happiness:  it  is,  to  bewmre 
of  the  first  Disyute.*' 


^M 


REVIEW  OF  NEW  MUSICAL  PUBLICATIONS. 

**  It  is  scslrcely  possible  that  persons  of  tastt>  should  be  given  up  to  low  pursuits^ 
or  find  their  leisure  hours  hang  heavy  on  them  ;  for  if  they  do  not  excel  in  painting^ 
poetry,  musiok,  or  any  of  the  liberal  sciences,  yet  they  are  delightfully  empfuyed 
in: cultivating  them,  and  have  an  aversion  to  vulgar  or  unprofitable  amilsements.*' 

Lord  KaMeIS. 


1.  C.  Nicholson's  complete  Preceptor  for 
the  German-Jlttte ;  or  the  Beauties  and 
Capabilities  of  the  Fluti  developed^  in 
'a  Series  of  Rules  and  Instructions  for 
the  nuina^ement  ^  7Vmr,  Doubh- 
tonguingj  Gliding,  yibratUm,  and 
'Other  Graees  s  calculated  to  affofi'd 
great  facility  in  the  Pupifs  Practice, 
and  funded  entirely  on  a  Neio  System : 
to  which  are  a'dded  a  Series  ofprogtei' 


of  some  repute  as  a  Flutist.  As  an 
**  Author"  he  will  not  rank  very  high, 
though  certainly  far  above  Wra^g, 
a  contemporary  master,  who  has 
published  a  booK  of  in  st  ructions  for 
the  flute,  which  has  met  with  a  5ef^ 
ter  reception  than  it  deserved.  The 
flute  is  considered  more  a  gentleman's 
instrument  than  any  other,  not  ext 


Hve  Lessons  for  one  or  two  FhUet,  dd    cepling  the  violoncello  and  the  org«n, 
mitufn,  together  wUh  a  tompUte  Set    which  are^  so  superior  to  il  in  their 


^  Preludes,  Cadinees,  Sfc.   eompbsed 
t^ihe  Juihor.  pp.19,  fol.  10«.  6^. 

Jig,  C  JKic^%j.UiiU  i  joisai^  mm 


miksital  effects.    If  We  oonfpare  the 
different  boofktf  of  inurtriietww^  f^oiH 


1815.]             Retnop  of  Ne^  Musicd  Publications.  6 1 

prized  to  find  so  little  improvmoefef  tioa  dftneifrly  hx>fliEontal  ai  possible** 
or  alteration  made  io  so  long  a  period,  fiis  instrucfions  for  blowing  are  bul 
Ai  lait  we  are  come  to  Mr.  N&cbol-  scaaty.  To  produce  tbe  required 
•oo^s  new  system,  and  the  reader  is  tone  of  lowest  o»  **  the  lipl  should  be 
probablj  desiroo*  of  some  inform»-  braced  as  much  as  possible,  se  a* to 
tion  respecting  it.  Well  then,  we  form  a  small  apertuii;  or  opening,  the 
btfte  esamined  the  bo'ok  tbroogh  and  under  lip  covering  half  cf  the  erobou- 
tferough,-  tfntf  can  nowhere  1tu&  it  bul  chn^e  or  month-hote,  and  blowinjg 
iff  the  Utie-page.  As  to ''t^lidirtgaud  duWnrwardtf  gently'  and  steadily  into 
^bratfod,*^  which  are  novelties  to  the  flfufe.  To  prochi<^e  a  soft,  meltoir, 
lODie  plajefs,  take  the  Author's  o^^  and  round'  tone,  the  lips  should  not 
account  of  them  :  *'  Gliding  is  pro-  be  so  much  braced  as  in  the  iorniar 
duced  bj  sliding  the  finger/tf noar^/s  instance,  but  rather  project,  the  ori* 
gently  and  gradually  from  off  the  fice  being  formed  from- the  soft  or  i»r 
bole,  instead  of  tiudtienly  lifting  it,  as  nennost  part  of  the  lip»y  and  tire 
generally  practised;  by  which  the  brealh  directed  obKqnely  into  the 
focceeding  note  will  have  the  effect  flute  as  before,  bill  ri^ilch  softer. 
of  being  iinperce|itibly  led  into,  or  The  upper  tones  ar^  to  be  p^oductfd 
itU0rpotat6a  mih  itsneitt  succeeding  from  the  liptf  being  well  brMSed,  add 
not^ :  for  example,  suppose  the  note  forming  an  aperture!  not  larj^ei*  €ha,a 
tdhtiif  sharp,  vrith  g  natural  follo#-  the  uncovered  half  of  the  eitibdfa- 
i^,  by  ^enUy  sliding  fh6  first  fi>ger  chure  of  the  fiule,  the  under  ftp  prd- 
or  the  ri^ht  hand  forward  from  off  jecting  rather  niore  tlian  tbe  u^er 
the  hole,  if  will  lead  by  a  sweet  swell-  ,one,  and  directing  Che  breath  a  litlle 
ing  gradation  into  the  note  ot  a.  The  upwards  or  agaiust  the  tide  of  the 
aame  effect  may  be  produced  in  va-  instrument,  inor6  than  dorwu  Iba  cea- 
rioaf  instances  Vith  equal  delight."  ter,''  p.  4.  Oil  page  IJ^,  we  fiad  a 
Ob  page  41,  he  directs  the  performer  repetition  of  the  old  efrof  of  otfnst- 
to  glide  ill  this  manner  from  t  to  Ay  deringthe  major  third  as  equal  to  five, 
m  fourth,  without  due  explanation,  and  the  minor  aa  equal  to  faitr  semi- 
Fixation  he  denotes.thus  ,^.  **  The  tones.  Several  othet  iaaccnraetei  in 
effcfcC  of  Tibfatfon  \i  produced  t^o  this  book,  snch  as  consecutive  fifths 
ways,  first  bv  i  regular  sw'ell  and  and  eighths,  show  want  of  care  in  the 
ni  odd  at  ion  ot  the  breath,  bearing  Author,  rather  than  want  of  Know- 
some  similitude  to  a  state  of  exhaust-  le(i^e.  Every  tuneot  lessOtt  is  marked 
ion  6^  panting,  with  a  regular  de-  C.  Nicholson :  most  of  them  are  plea^ 
crease  or  diminution  of  the  tone  :  t.'ie  ing,  but  a  judieious  selection  from 
other  way,  by  which  the  same  effect  is  different  composers  would  be  more^ 
produced,  is  5y  a  tremulous  motion  interesting. 
of  the   finger  immediately   over  tbe 

hole,  without  coming  in  contact  with  2.  His  Serene  Highness  the  Prince  of 

the  flute  by  the  same  motion,  and  in  Orange's  g-rahd  Jflurchy   dedicated  fa 

some  i**tances  with  the  finger  cover-  '^'^  ^^*'<^  Patriots  of  HoUfiml,  by  b, 

ing  about  one  half  the  hole."    p.  2^.  Wcbbe,>«.  1*.  6d,  Pr«non. 

The  Author,  as  this  egotist  very  fre-  wE  can  recommend  this  march  as 

quently  styles  himself,  has  managed  origiual  and  spirited,  if  not  extremely 

to  spread  an  explanation  of  the  finger-  pleasing.     It  consists  of  one  move- 

ine;  over  eleven  pages,  using  horizon-  ment,  in  the  major  key  of  c,  for  the 

tal  rows  of  dots  to  represeut  the  holes  piano-forte.     This  is  not   the  kind  of 

oftheflufe.    The  method  of  Quantz,  composition  in  wbich  Mr.  Webbe  is 

followed  by  Gunn,  we  think  prefer-  ^ost  successful,    although    he    may 

able.     Mr.  Nicholson  does  not  men-  possibly  find  it  tbe  most  profitable. 

tion  flutes  with  more  than  six  keys,  

such  as  Monzani's,  of  which  we  have  T.  Boosey,  4,  Broad  Street,  agtnt  for 

formerly    given    a   description.     He  Breitkopf  and    U&rt«l  of  Leipsig,    haS 

differs  from  Monzaui  in  directing  the  published  a  catalogue  of  valuable  Ger* 

performer  to  hold  the  flute  in  a  jiosi-     man  musick,  jnst  imported.      

*  "  Den  kopf  muss  man  bestaudig  gerade,  docb  ungezwungen,  in  dit  bobe  hal- 
im  :  damit  der  wind  im  steigen  nicht  verhindert  werde.     Die  amifi  muss  man  eid 

wenig  auswaru  in  die  buhe  bakcii,  duch  deu  linken  mebr  als  den  rechten  ;  and  sia 
ja  nieht  an  den  leib  driU^kfin :  damit  man  niebt  gen6thig«t  Werde^  d«n  kopf  nach 
4ar  rechten  seite  2u.  schief  im  halten ;  &c.    Quantz,  p*  Z9, 

€£LBCT 


C     63     ] 

SELECT    POETRY. 


Thbec  Sovcsy  from  "  Awcslica,  or  Tho 
Rapt  of  Peotbus."  Bi^  Edwasd  Loka 
Thoru>w. 

I. 
l^Angeika  fings.'\ 
f\  Nig^tii^ale,  the  wood's  bett  poet,  come, 
Aod  welcome,  whom  we  look  for,  borne: 
The  snake  oow  eoikth  in  his  leafy  bower, 

Aod  The  shrill  cricket  tells  tby  hour  : 
Day  cannot  close  his  eye  without  thy  song : 
Then  let  thy  meltiog  note  be  beard  ere 

Job?  5 
Which  shall  oa  er'ry  bank  and  bushy  brake 

The  glow-worm's  silver  lamp  awake. 

Ih 

[Angelica  nngs.'\ 

When  Jove  kiss'd  Hebe  first, 

In  bersBiile  the  Rose  was  nursM, 

But  of  a  pallid  hue  : 
From  her  golden  ewer 
She  pour'd  the  nectar  pure, 

And  then  it  crimson  grew  : 

The  Graces  daac'd  around. 
And  the  biy  theMuses  madeOiympus  sound. 

With,  O,  thrice  happy  Roie  / 

Re  thou  the  queen  ofjfiotcersp 

And  lead  the  summtf  Aours, 

So  long  as  Zephyr  blows, 

III. 

A  Song  of  the  Sea  Fairies, 

What  flowers  we  have  of  pallid  green, 

Tipp'd  with  pearly  hue  \ 
And  bowers  of  lilac  too  between. 

And  those  of  faintisb  blue  I 
There  we  dance,  when  floods  are  high. 
And  sits  the  Moon,  pale  empress,  in  the  sky. 

Or  we  trip  o'  th'  pearly  floor, 

Where  Amphitrite  reigos : 
And  her  black  tresses  we  adore. 

And  hark  the  merry  strains. 
From  the  pipes  of  silver  blown. 
Whereby  the  Sea-Nymphs  make  her  pre- 
sence known. 

Then,  ere  Dian  dip,  we  wink. 
And  of  revels  dream; 
'  Ere  Aurora  touch  the  brink 
With  her  amber  team  ; 
Happy,  thrice  happy,  then  are  we, 
Who,  in  Titania's  service,  live  thus  free  ! 


THE  following  Verses,  which  must  be 
allowed  a  considerable  degree  of  feeling 
and  good  taste,  are  extracted  from  an  ele- 
gant publication,  of  which  we  gave  an  ac- 
count in  our  last  Volume,  p.  466.  (**  Mo- 
Antique.") 

Epitaph  ok  a  Mother's  Tomb. 
'PHE  lot  of  Mortals  vainly  we  deplore ; 
The  Friend,  the  Mother,  Lydia,  is  no 
more ; 
Vanish'd,  we  know  not  where,  from  Na- 

.tufe's^  ties,    . 
Her  dull  alone  beiHuitb.iuiqon8cious  lies. 


Too  conscioas  those,  whom  past  endear- 
ments urge  [dirge. 
To  raise  this  sepulchre,  and  print  thia 
But  pious  Grief  forbids  our  praises  here. 
The  partial  pen  is  brib^dwithmaoyatear. 
What  virtues  she  possets'd,  how  great  ber 
worth,  pbnh. 
Though  others  speak,  we  dare  aot  biazoii 
But  say,  unbiass'd  friend,  does  not  our 

love 
With  tacit  eloquence  her  merit  prove  ? 
IK*es  it  not  tell  she  had  a  soul  rrfin'd. 
That  she  was  generous,  candid,  cfaeerfnl, 

kind? 
That  strong  attachments  with   her  daty 

mix'd. 
That  her  complacency  affection  fix'd  ? 
With  mental  gifts  improved,  with  graceful 
mien  [serene  ?— 

And   mutual  love   she   bless'd  our  da^ 
Plainly  it  does. — Then  may  the  tears  we 

shed 
Prove  a  kind  offering  to  her  spirit  fled. 
With  her   past  griefs  and  virtues  plead 

with  fate, 
For  retribution  in  an  after-state 
With  friends  by  mortal  Nature  doom'd  to 

die. 
In  bless'd  re-union  thro'  eternity. 

Song  sung  ai  the  Anniversary  Dinner  qf  tht. 
Philosophical  Socibty  of  Loni^n,  qf« 
ter  the    Health  of  the   President    (Dr, 
'      Lettsom)  had  been  drank. 

'pHE  Ivy  is  weak,  but  its  tendrils  have 
twin'd 

Round  the  Oak-tree's  maje stical  form  ; 
Its  leaf  trembles  not  to  the  breath  of  the 
wind  ; 

And  its  root  is  unhurt  by  the  storm. 
And  lasting  and  fitln  is  the  union  we  see/ 

Together  (so  close  is  the  tie) 
The  evergreen  leaf,  and  its  shelteriwg  tree. 

Will  flourish,  and  wither,  aod  die. 

And  we  have  an  Oak-tree,  whose  shadow- 
ing bongh 
Has  nurtur'd  each  promising  shoot: 
The  storm  howls  around ;  but  we  heed  it 
not  now. 
For  the  earth  has  fast  hold  on  the  root. 
The  Oak  that  has  shelter'd,  yet  lives  to 
defend, 
In  its  seventieth  year  in  its  prime. 
The  beauty  and  strength  which  endure  to 
the  end. 
Are  mellow'd,  npt  withered,  by  Time. 

And  have  we  no  Ivy,  whose  branches  have 
twin'd  .        ^  ' 

Round  our  dak-tree's  majestical  form, 
Whose  leaf  trembles  not  to  the  breath  of  ■ 
the  wind. 
Whose  root  is  unhurt  by  iheitorm  ?       » 


'  '  >.     • 


(I^ 


Or  Iron,  ihf  pangs  ol  lU  to  come. 

One  cornea— Oh  1  mark  his  spa'kling  eye 

He  died  befort!  h<i  infaot  soul 

1  knew  bis  f-iith,  his  si.ong  eodeaTOHr  i 

Had  ever  burnt  with  nrang  desires  ; 

AnMhei— ;lh!  Ihfarhiui  sigb, 

Hid  eTi-r  apurn'd  at  Hcaven'i  eoiilroul. 

Alas.  andi.  beloMftireretf 

Or  c*er  qiiench'd  iu  ucred  Qres. 

Another  treads  the  ihadony  aile. 

He  died  to  slu,  be  died  to  care. 

I  knoo  him— 't.s  my  uiiited  Sire— 

But  for  a  moment  fell  the  rod  j 

I  know  bis  patient  angel  sniLle, 

Then,  ipringiog  on  the  <le«1e>s  nir, 

Hi>  sbephard's  voice,  biseycoffirej 

Spread  hig  light  >lngs,aud  -oar'd  to  God. 

Hii  ashes  rest  in  yonder  urn. 

This  — the  blest  tbeme  that  cheers   my 

I  saw  his  death,  I  clos'd  bis  eye  ; 

Bright  sparks  amidst  those  ashes  burn. 

The  graie  a  rot  my  darling's  prson  ; 

Thai  death  bas  taught  me  bow  to  die. 

The  "  stone"  that  cover'd  half  my  joys 

Long  be  our  Father's  temple  ours. 

Ii  •■  rpll'd  away."  aod  "  he  is  risen." 

Woe  to  the  baud  by  which  it  falls  i 

A  thousand  spirits  watcb  its  lowers, 

Thc  ViiiAae  Chubcu. 

Acloudofangelsguardils  walls. 

(From  t/ie  same,  J 

And  be  Merr  shield  by  us  possess'^,— 

Lord,  reararound  thy  bless'd  abode 

Vicar  on  the  Gr«t  psge  of  his  edition  of 

The  biitlress  of  a  holy  breast. 

Hooker'j  ■'  Eccleiiaslical  Polity.") 

The  rampart  of  a  preseut  GodL 

Be — herthii  sacred  ipirii  sbed. 

Here — may  his  prophet- mantle  fall. 

Fain  would  I  All  the  vacant  breach, 

Stand  where  be  stood  the  plague  to  itgy? 

Id  bis  prophetic  spirit  preach, 
I       Aod  iu  bis  hallow'd  accents  pray. 


Tub  Hakd. 
•pHFl  Hand  that  trie^  these  lines  to  write 

VnnerT'd,  can  scarce  a  word  indite  i 
For  lately  it  hath  grasp'd  alone 
An  urn  of  monumental  stone ; 
.Aud  eold  and  cbill  ood  wiLber'd  now,    - 
-Serves  but  M  cool  a  feret'd  brow. 


€4 


Sdect  Poetrj/,  for  Jen  nary,  1)815. 


No  Aowers,  4diM  !  H  kaomi  to  ativw,  - 
Save  .slips  of  .rosemary  and  Tue> 
Scatter'd  above  tbesilf^nt  trance, 
As  erubleiDS  of  remembrance i*^  ;•»- 
Which  midoight.deckiiigsof  the  tomb 
Add  woe  to  .woe,  4ind-^loom>to  gtoom« 
Oh  1  once  th/s  kuReitest.  hand  it4ield, 
That  fondest  gaBe.h0d«*«r  beheld, 
That  light  ^ishM  UW'^,  Qr  J^eav^  conW 

'   ble^s, 
That<ni«*ds  pouW  ^We,  or  .lovew.preM ; 
»Ti8cold7!«rtbe.bloo4iit8  v(eins  bath  ^4» 
And  it  lies  peaceful  by  the  ciead  ! 
This  Haud  shall  soon  alike  rdpo«e» 
For.it  is  cald  as  winter  snows* 
Anii  «•  paler  tbao  the  pate  pr^mrosie." 
These  are  the  last  that  it  will  writ^, 
The  latest  effortis  of  its  might  ;-r- 
*For  him  that  guides  it,  grief  hath  crost, 
And.hts  life's  de?rest  tie  is  lost ; 
Oh  1  Sorrow  so  hath  3haded  o'er 
Eaqb  prospect,  that  he  lofk:*  no  ^more. 
Save  to  the  latest — daikest, — Deaih,-^ 
To  sleep  with  h^r,  who  s|^ejpt»  beneath. 
I/onbeth,  J*  H.  9» 


Oil  seeing  a  most  melancholy  Object  in  a 

state  apparently  of  helpless  Idiotcy  in' a 

Country   Pf^rkhouse,      Addressed   to    a 

Friend  qf  some  sarcastic  Reviewers* 

f\H  dreadful  state  of  frail  mortality, 

Approach,  ye  proud,  ye  vicious, 

ye  vain, 

Degraded,  t«nk,  lost  ev»n*to  misery. 

And  dead  alike  to  pleasure,  as  to  pain. 


and 


€au 


object,   whose   corporea* 


iErewhile,.some  simplCf  vvin^  themff, 
In  happier  days,  my  Muse  bad^iveif^ 

Tbedaisied  mead,  the  mucmarmits^'Ci^nH 
The  dawotog  of  Jdie  >8tar  of  Aeaveo. 

Pleased  with  the  memory  of  days, 
Fleeting  indeed,  bat,  ah,  boivAweet! 

Met  bought  1  would  recall  some  lay^ 
The  solace  of  my  lone  cetnat. 

I  mark'd  the  torrent's  dash  below. 
And  deem'd  it  worthy  of  my  straio, 

A  moment  listed  to  its  flow,  [raifi. 

Then  struck  my  lyre — and  sigVd-^ 

And,  ah  !  i  cried,  the  calm  is  hro^e. 
The  tranqu  il  heart  no  more  \9  mine j    • 

What  storm  is  this,  and  whepce  the  stroke?' 
Ah,  cruel  Love  !  the  storm  ,is  tbine* 

Farawell,  ye  sylvan  scenes  !  awhile  : 
A  magic,  dearer  than  your  own. 

The  magic  of  Bliza's  smile, 

llecalls  her  wanderer  to  the  tosra. 

Farewell,  awhile  !  perhaps  his  pain 
Eliza!  may  thy  bosom  move  ^ 

Then  will  his  lyre  awake  again. 

And  Peace  return  to  dwell  with  Lov^-f 

Liverpool,  Sf.  C» 


this    poor 

frame. 
And  mental  powers,  an  equal  ruin  shar^ ; 
Can  she  claim  kindred  with  those  souls  of 

flame. 
The  sons  of  Genius,Heaven's  peculiar  care? 

That  form  inanimate,  those  heavy  eyes 
Depriv'd  of  ev»ry  trace  of  sense  or  joy, 
CrowpM  with  immortal  beauties  soon  may 

rise, 
And  taste  of  bliss  unmingled  with  alloy. 

Th*  Almighty's  will,  that  sunk  so  low,  may 
raise  [quire; 

This  feeble   worm    to  Heaven's  angelic 

The  tongue,  now  mute,  then  sing  Jehovah's 
praise  ;  [lyr«. 

This  listless  hand,  then  strike  a  Seraph's 

Subdued  each  vainer  tboiigbt,  all  selQsb 
pride,  [stream ; 

O'er  talenU  m'lfapplied,  Qpr  tears  should 
TheywoKi  may  envy  what  they  now  deride, 
And  find  too  late  their  lives  an  empty 
dream.  A.  H. 

TQ  EI^I^A. 
^IRKD  of  the  town,  its  toil,. and  pare, 
*     I  sought,  qnseep,  the  lonely  gleq. 
In  solitnd'e  and  silence  there 
To  wake  the  sleeping  string  agaip. 

*  **  Tli6Ke'a/naelar>Foaj«^tlMU'a.for  >•• 
4nembraBC«."  Bamli;, 


S  in 


SONG, 
natiqw,    wh«re  ihtj  ^ 


those 
adore 

Marble  and  cedar,  and  thair  aid  implovfy 
'Tis  not  the  workmen,  nor  the  ptecjioiit- 

wood,  [QP^» 

But  'tis    the  worshiper  ihat  makes  tbe 
So,  cruel  Fair,  tho'  Heaven  ha^  giv'n  t9lBe 

all, 
We  mortals  Virtue,  or  (can)  Beauty  ca)l» 
'Tis  we  that  give  the  thunder  to  your 

frowns,  [wound^ : 

Darts  to  your  eyes,  and  to  oui'selves  ^h^ 
Without  our  Love,  which  proudly  you  de- 
ride, {your  Pri^e. 
Vain  were  your  Beauty,  and  more  vain 
All  envy'd  beings  that  the  world  can  show. 
Still  to  some  meaner  thing  their,  greatnesa 

owe. 
Subjects  make  Kings,  and  .we  the  nume« 

rous  train 
Of  humble  Lovers,  constitute:  thy  reign: 
Quly  this  difference  Beauty's  .realm  can 

boast. 
Where  rnosL  it  favours,  it  enslaves  the  most; 
And  those  to  whom  'tis  .ipost  indulgent 

found 
Are  ever  in  the  surest  fetters  bound* 
No  tyrant  yet  but  (bee  aras  everjioowo. 
Cruel  to  them  that  served  tp  Wlke  him  9.ne: 
Valour's  a  vice,  if.uot  with  Hpopur  juto'-d; 
Theh  Beauty  a  disease,.w.hep  fij^  f^Ji^j^d. 

Epitaph  on  a  Draa. 
ERE   lies  a  man  who  (<^  of  ' wool 
great  store. 
One  day  he  died  himsdf,   and  djiw'  ■# 
•nore, 

HISTORICAL 


aaj  account  vhalecer,  exceed  leventj-  Crosses  who  may  be  Bomiuated  and  ap- 

IVb,  excluliTe  of  the  SoTereign  ;  mlienraf  poinlrd  for  civil  tervicea. 

there  may  Ix-a   number  oot    exceeding  Sih.   Hia    Royal   HlgbiHSB   the    Prince 

twelve  ao  oomlnsted   and  appoinled,    in  Regent,  acling  in  the  .oaifie  and   on  tht 

ctnuideration  of  emineni  ECriicei  reoilered  behalf  of  his  Majesty,  is  pleaied  to   da.. 

Id  the  Slate  by  Britiib  subjecti   m    cini  ciare  and  cansiitute  thuae  wbote   namei. 

anddiplaniatic  emgloymenl).  are  uiidennentionrd,   to  be  the.  Kai|;bti 

4th.  The  aaid  Knigbta  Grand   CrosKrs  Crand  Croaiej,  compoiing  the  Pint  Clan 

•hair  be  aubject  to  tbe  same  inlet   and  of  the  Moat  KaoourabU  Mdilary  Ordet  of 

•idiaaiice*,  and   have,  hold,  and   eiyoy,  the  BWh. 

Qbki.  Mm.  JaTuiarf,  1»IS.  UtitiUirj 


66       Interesting  Intelligence  from  the  Lou 

Military  KnigUi  Grand  CroUMI.  Ocirj?*^'*'  " 

i;  The  Sorereigu. 

2.  Hu  Royal  lllglineti  the  DukeoCYaik, 

acting  as  Oninil  Matter. 

3.  Admiral  Earl  of  St.  Vmcent. 

4.  (ien.  Sir  Kobeit  Abercromby . 

5.  Admiral  Vitcount  Keicli. 

6.  Admiral  Sir  Jobn  B.  Warren,  bart. 
n.  General  Sir  Aliired  Clarke. 
S.  Admiral  Sir  John  Cotpoji. 

9.  Oeii<-rdl  Lord  Hutchinaon. 

10.  Adm.  Sir  John  Tbomai  Duckvoitb. 

11.  Adiu.  ijir  Jsmn  Saumarez. 
-     U.  General  Sir  Eyre  CooW, 

13.  Gen.  Sir  John  Prancii  Cradock. 
U,  Ota.  Sir  David  Dundas. 

15.  Pi«1d  Manhal  D.  of  WelliDgbm.K.G. 

le.  Gen   Earl  of  Ludlow. 

17.  Vice-adm.  Sir  ^muel  Hood. 

]B.  Adm.  l^ariofNorthe-k. 

19.  Vice-adm.  SirKichaidJ.  Stracban. 

SO.  Vicc-adm.  Hon.  Sir  Alex.  Cochnuie. 

21.  Lieut.-gen.  Sir  John  Stuart, 

S3.  Vice-adm.  »r  Richard  G.  KeMl. 

S3.  Gen.  Sir  David  Baird. 

ii.  Gen.  Sir  George  Beckwitk. 

25.  Licuu-gen.  Lord  Niddry. 

26. 1.ieuL-gen.  Sir  Brent  Spencer. 

27.  Li«ut.-grn.  Sir  J'<haC  >pe  SI     ' 

<2«.  Lieut-gen.  Lord  DerMford. 

S9.  Lieat.-gen.  Lord  Ljrnedock. 

3Q.  Ueut.-gen.  Lord  Hill. 

Ul.  LieuL-gen.  Sir  Samuel  ADChmnt;. 

3'J.  LieuL-gen.  Sir  £dward  Paget. 

33.  LieuL-gca.  Lord  Combermare. 

■■ii.  Adm.  Uon.  Sir  Gtiarge  C.  Barkdej. 

35.  Gen.  Sir  George  Nugent. 

36.  Geiu  Sir  William  Keppel. 
31.  UeuL-gen,  Sir  John  Doyle,  bart. 
3S.  LieuL.gen.  LoidWm.  Cav.  BentiBck. 

39.  Lieut..gen.  Sir  Jamet  L»ith, 
4U.  Lieut.-geu.  SirlliomBi  Piclon. 
41.  Lt.'gen.Hon.SirGalbraithLoirryCate.    . 

45.  Lieut.. gen.  Loid  S^uwarL 

43.  LieuL-Ken.  Hon,  Sir  Alex.  Hope. 

44.  Lii'iiL-gen,  Sir  Henry  CliatOD. 
4J.  LiruL-gi^.  Pari  of  Daihouiie. 

46.  Licul.-geii.  Hon,  William  Slevart. 

47.  Majoi-gi'n.  Sir  George  Murray. 

40.  M^JuT-gen    Hon.  Sir  Eds.  Pakenhanx, 
49  Adm.  air  William  Young. 
30.  Gen.  Hcmlitary  Priuce  uf  Orange. 
i].  Adiii.  LonI  Viscount  Hnod. 
Si.  Adm.  Sir  RiL-hanl  Onflow,  bait. 
^3.  Adm.  lion.  WiDiam  Cnmwdllii. 
5i.  Ad'n.  Lord  Maditritk. 
Si.  Adm.  Sir  HogerCuilii,  bart. 

56.  Adm.  GeoifD  Moutagii. 

57.  LieiiL.gen.  EarlofUihridge.  ' 
5S.  1  ieuL-gen.  Hoberl  Biownrigg. 
59.  Liei't.'ten.  Harry  Calvert. 
fiO.  Lieut..i:an.  Kt.  Han.Thoni*>  Maitland. 
61.  Lieut.-gen.  William  Henry  Clintoo. 

9th.  Anil  hii  Royal  HighneK  the  Princt    , 
Regeat  is  further  pleaied  to  ordain  and  ds- 
«',ar«,  thai  th*  PtincM  of  the  Blood  Boyal 


»»■ 


Vice-adm.  ElU 


■B  Esiington. 
Herrey. 

d  NHgle. 


IB.  V>ce-&dm.  Ricbiicd  ( 

19.  Vir«.idm.  SirOeorge  Martin. 

50.  Vic«-(dn).  Sir  William  iiiilnej'  Smrib. 

51.  LiruL-g«n.  Gordon  Inummund. 
as.  Vice-adq.  Herbert  Sawser, 

93.  LwDl.-geD.  Hon.  John  AbtrCTOmbr- 
SkVice-adm.  Hon.  Robert  Btopford. 
25.  Vice-idm.  Thomsi  Koley. 
U.  Lied t.- gen. RonaJd  Craururd  Ferguioi). 
n.  Uevi.-gea.  Heavj  Ward. 


Mu]or-icSn.  Dcpit  Pack. 

Alajiirgen.  lArd  Rob.  Edm,  Somerser, 

Major- gun.  Jnhn  Lambert. 
M.ijor-gBD  Janips  Wi I loughby  Gordon. 
M<:jur-gen.  Mauley  Power. 


.Msj. 


I'D.  Lord  Aylmer. 

m.  Pultenuy  Makolm. 

m.  ^ir  John  Gnr«. 
D2.  Kear-adoi.  Hun.  Henry  Hothani 
93.  Rear-adiD.  Sir  Home  Popbani. 
9A.  Rear-adm.  Sir  Jasiai  }4owley,  b: 


68     Interesting  Intelligence  from  the  Loadon  Gazettes.     £J*i|. 


95.  Rear-adm.  Edward  Codringtoo.     . 

96.  Rear-adm.  Cbarle*  Rowley. 

97.  Rear-adm.  Geor{f:e  Burltou, 

98.  I)(Jajor-gen.  Colqahnun  Grant. 

99.  Major-geo.  Sir  T.  Sidney  Beckwith. 

100.  Major-gen.  Hoo.  R.  W.  O'Caliagban. 

101.  Major- gen.  John  Keane. 
]P2.  Major-gen.  Colin  Halkett. 

103.  Major-gen.  Henry  Rdwaid  Bunbnry. 

104.  Major-gen.  Richard  Hussey  Vivian. 

105.  Major-gen.  Henry  Torrens, 

106.  Capt.  Sir  George  Eyre,  R.  N. 

107.  Capt.  Sir  Charles  Brisbane,  R.  N. 

108.  Capt.  John  Talbot,  R.  N. 

109.  Capt.  Sir  Edward  Berry,  bart.  K.N. 

110.  Capt.  Sir  Edward  Hamilton,  R.  N. 

11 1.  Capt.  Edward  W.  C.  R.  Owen,  R.  N. 

1 12.  Capt.  Sir  T.  M.  Hardy,  bart.  R.N. 

1 13.  Capt.  Sir  Jahlcel  Brenton,  bart.  R,N. 

1 14.  Capt.  Sir  M.  Seymour,  bart.  R.  N. 

115.  CapL  Sir  Thomas  Lavie,  R.  N. 

116.  Capt.  Sir  P.  B.  V.  Broke,  bart.  B.  N. 

117.  Capt.  Sir  William  Ho8te,bart,  B.  N. 

118.  Capt.  Sir  Christopher  Cole,  R.N. 

119.  Capt.  Sir  G.  R.  Collier,  bart.  R.  N. 
1-20.  Capt.  Sir  James  Lind,  R.  N. 
1 2 1 .  Capt.  J  ames  Alexander  Gordon,  R.  N. 
132.  Capt.  Sir  Thomas  Staines,  R.  N. 
1 23.  Capt  Sir  Edward  tucker,  R.  N. 
124-  Capt.  Sir  James  Lucas  Yeo,  R.  N. 

1 25.  Col.  J.  Elley,  royal  regt.  horse-gds. 

126.  Col.  Charles  P.  Belsori,  Q8th  regt. 

127.  Col.W.  H.Delancey,  Dep.Q.-M.*geu. 

128.  Col.  Benj.  Durban,  ^d  West  India  reg. 

129.  Col.G.  Rideont  Bingham,  53d  ft. 

130.  Col.  Hon.  Ch.  J.  Greville,  38lh  ft. 
1*31.  Col.  Hoylet  Framingham,  royal  art 
1 .32.  Col.  Andrew  F.  Barnard,  95lh  ft. 

133.  Col.  William  Robe,  rpyal  art. 

134.  Col.  Henry  Watson  Ellis,  23d  fU 
133.  Col.  John  Cameron,  9th  ft. 

136.  Col.  Hon.  R.  Le  Poer  Trench,  74th  ft^ 

137.  Col.  Charles  Pratr,  5th  ft. 
1 33.  Col.  Edward  Blakeney,  7th  ft. 

139.  Col.  John  M 'Clean,  27th  ft. 

140.  Col.  R.  I).  Jackson,  Coldstr.-gds. 

141.  Col.  William  Douglas,  91  st  ft. 

142.  Col.  Colin  Campbell,  Coldstr.-gds. 

143.  Col.  John  Colborne,  52d  ft. 

144.  Col.  Sir  A.  Campbell,  Portug.  service. 

145.  Col.  Thomas  Arbuthnot,  57th  ft. 

146.  Col.  Hen.  F.  Bouverie,  Coldstr.-gds. 

147.  Lieut. -col.  Wm.  Williams,  13th  ft;, 

148.  Lieul.-col.  H.  H.  Bradford,  Istgds. 

149.  Lieut.-col.  Alex.  Leiih,  31st  ft. 

150.  Lieut. -col.  Hon.  R.L.Dundas,rl. staff. 


151.  Lieut..col.R.  Arbuthnot,  Coldstr.-gds.     guisbed  himself. 


163.  Lieot.-ooL  LordF.  SoBcraet.  is^gdi, 

164.  Lieut -col,  James  Wilsop,  48tli  h. 

165.  Lieut -col.  Alex.  Diduon,  royal  ^MU 

166.  Lieut -col.  John  May,  royal  art 

167.  Lieut-col.  G.  Scovell,  late  staff  ci|t, 

168.  Lieut-col.  Wm- Gomm,  Coldstr.-gt^Ai 

169.  Lieut-col.  Ulysses  Bui^h,  Istgds. 

170.  Lieut,  col.  Francis  D*Oyley,  Istgdf. 

171.  Lieut.-col.  R.  Williams,  rl.  qi^irinef* 

172.  Lieut.-col.  J.  Malcolm,  rl.  mariaef. 

173.  Lieut -col.  James  A.  Hope,  3d  gcU. 

174.  Lieut-col.  Aoguftns  Frazer,  roy.  arl» 

175.  Lieut-col.  Hew  D.  Ross,  royal  art 

176.  Lieut-coL  Edm.  K.  Williams,  Slsift^ 

177.  Lieut.-col.  Maxwell  Grant,  42d  fu 

178.  Lieut-col.  Fred.  Stovin,  ^Sth  ft 

179.  Lieut-col.  Jos.  Camcross,  royal  mtU 

180.  Ljeut-col.  Rob.  Gardinef,  royal  wfU 

181.  Lieut.-col.  John  Dyer,  royal  art 

Usi  of  Honorary  Knights  Commmanders  ^ 
th4  Most  Honourable  Military  Order. 

1.  Lieut. -gen,  Charles  Baron  Liosio|pee» 

2.  Lieut.-geb.  Count  Walmoden. 

3.  Lieut.*gen.  Count  Nugent. 

4.  Major-gen.  Sigismund  BarooXow* 

5.  Major -gen.  Charles  Baron  Alten. 

6.  Major-gen.  Henry  de  Hinuber. 

7.  Major-gen.  Wilbelm  de  Domberg. 

8.  Col.  Frederick  Baron  de  Arentschildt, 

9.  Lieut -col.  F.  A.  de  Hertzberg. 
10.  Lieut-col.  Julius  Hartmann. 

16th.  The  third  class  of  the  Most  Ho- 
nourable  Military  Order  of  the  Bi|tb  shall 
be  composed  of  Officers  holdtiig  Commit* 
sions  in  his  Majesty's  service  by  Sea  of 
Land,  who  shall  be  styled  Copopanions  of 
the  said  Order.  They  shall  not  be  eo^ 
titled  to  the  appellation,  style,  prece^^ooey 
or  privilege  of  Knights  Bachelors,  kut 
they  shall  take  place  and  precedence  of  all 
Esquires  of  the;  United  Kingdom  of  Great 
Britain  and  Ireland. 

17th.  No  Officer  shall  be  nominated  % 
Companion  of  the  said  Most  Uooourable 
Order,  unless  he  shall  have  received,  or 
shall  hereafter  receive  a  Medal,  or  other 
Badge  of  Honour,  or  shall  have  been 
especially  mentioned  by  name  in  dia<? 
patches  published  in  the  London  Gaaiette^ 
09,  having  dhtiuguished  himself  l>y  bis  va» 
luur  and  conduct  in  action  agakast  his 
Majesty's  eutfinies,  siuce  the  commeiuie^ 
ment  of  the  war  in  1803,  or  sliall  here- 
after be  named  in  dispatches  published  im 
the   London  Gazette,    as   having   distin- 


153.  Lieut-col.  Sir  Charles  Sutton,  23d  ft. 

153.  Lieut.-col.  J.  Douglas,  Portug.  serv. 

154.  Lieut.-col.  Hen.  Hardinge,  1st  gds. 

155.  Lieut-col.  G.  H.  F.  Berkeley,  35lh  ft. 

156.  Lieut-col.  J.  Dickson,  assist  q.  m.  g. 

157.  Lieut.-col.  Sir  John  M.  Doyle, 
153   Lieut-col.  SirT.  Noel  Hill,  Istgds. 
159.  Lieut.-col.  Robert  Macara,  42d  ft. 


1 8tli.  The  Companions  of  the  said  Order 
shall  wear  the  badge  assigned  to  the  Third 
Class,  pendant  by  a  narrow  red  ribband 
to  the  button-hole. 

19th.  And  his  Royal  HighniBss  the  Prince 
Regent  hath  been  pleased  to  ordain  and 
enjoin,  that  Uie  said  Knights-Commanders 
and  the  said  Companions,  shall  respec* 


160.  Lieut.-col.  Hon.  A.Gordon,  3dft.gds.  tively  be  governed  by  the  rules  and  regu- 

161.  Lieut-col.  Henry  Wm.  Carr,  83d  it  lations  which  bis  Royal  Highness,  in  ihm 

162.  Licut*cel.  Ch.  Broke,  assist,  q.  m.  g.  'name  and  on  the- behalf  of  bis  Majesty, 

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ABSTRACT   OP    FOREIGN    OCCURRENCES. 


iblic  prea* 


uifird  uluui  (he  subject.  Such,  howeve 
»  tbe  fact.  Tbe  colleution  of  the  droi 
ratuiu,    or    inditect   taxes,    particiilatljr     vay^ 


MaJMlr, 

of  U- 

»a<  en- 

a^wu. 

Oorero- 

iiatinn  oinhr  auw  oflheco- 

>nv;    aud, 

consequrnllV'    that    M.  I^- 

ly^sa  liad 

iinauihari!^  uhatstpr  to  mika 

eclaratiob! 

snourofh 

Tll«     JOU: 

i>  SoTereign. 

rnai    4t   Par'u  repieaenia  tha 

70 


Abstract  of  Foreign  Occurrences. 


[Jaih 


;  French  Finances  ms  in  a  very  flourishing 
state :  they  have  been  greatly  improved 

'  by  the  voluntary  renunciation  of  the 
claims  of  the  inhabitants  of  France  for 
indemnification  in  consequence  of  the  ra- 
vages of  the  late  war.  The  Gazette  de 
France  says,  that  in  all  quarters  the  peo- 
ple have  made  the  most  generous  efforts 
to  pay  the  contribution  ;  that  in  the  month 
of  November  last  the  receipts  in  the  Royal 
Exchequer  amounted  to  ^73  millions,  a 
sum  far  surpassing  the  hopes  of  the  Minis- 
ter \  and  that  the  Treasury  Bonds,  which, 
on  the  7th  of  December  last  were  at  a 
discount  of  6  2-3d8.  per  cent,  are  now 
only  at  1 . 

From  Havre  it  is  stated,  that  a  number 
of  vessels  have  sailed  from  that  port  for 
Guadaloupe  and  Martinique,  in  conse- 
quence of  those  islands  having  been  for- 
mally restored  to  France.  Ships  are  also 
preparing  for  the  Isle  of  Bourbon  and  In- 
dia;^ and,  shocking  to  relate,  it  is  un- 
blushingly  avowed,  that  some  vessels, have 
sailed  to  procure  slaves  for  the  French 
colonies. 

R£-lMf£RMENT  OF  THEIA  LATE  MaJISTIES 

OF  France. 
The  Paris  papers  of  the  22d  inst  were 
chiefly  occupied  with  the  solemn  proceed- 
ings that  took  place  on  the  removal  of  the 
remains  of  Louis  XVI.  and  Marie-Antoi- 
nette, from  La  Magdalene  to  the  Royal 
Sepulchre  of  St.  Denis,  on  the  21st,— -the 
anniversary  of  that  fatal  day,  when  the 
most    humane  and    gentle-hearted  Mo- 
narch that  ever  sat  on  the  throne  of  France 
was  ostentatiously  murdered  in  the  heart 
of  his  capital,  in  sight  of  the  palace  of  his 
renowned  ancestors,  and  in  the  midst  of 
scenes  so  often  animated  by  Uie  cheerful 
loyalty  of  his  subjects.     Two-and-twenty 
years  have  elapsed  since  that  *'deed  with- 
out a  name"  was  perpetrated :  the  chief 
assassins  have  long  since  perished  misera- 
bly 'y  their  bodies  are  lost  in  the  mass  of 
undi'stinguished  earth;   and  their  names 
exist  only  in  the  universal  execration  and 
horror   of  mankind ; — while  that  justice 
which  was  refused  to  Louis  XVI.,  when 
living,  is  paid  with  warmth,  and  affection, 
and  earnestness,  to  his  memory ;  and  his 
mortal  remains,  which  it  was  so  carefully 
sought  to  annihilate,   have  been  singu- 
larly preserved,    accurately    recognised, 
and  transported  in  the  utmost  pomp,  to- 
gether with  those  of  his  Queen,  to  the  an- 
cient receptacle  of  the  deceased  Sovereigns 
of  France,  followed  by  the  relatives  that 
were  nearest  and  dearest  to   him   when 
living,  and  by  those  faithful  and  honour- 
able subjects  who  were  the  objects  of  his 
choicest  regard. 

On  the  morning  of  the  21st,  all  the  re- 
prtmefits  of  the  garrison  of  Paris  were  under 
Arms,  and  the  way  from  the  Rue  d'Anjou 
to  the  barrier  of  lit  Denis  was  lined  by 
dtTachmcnts, 


Monsieur,  with  the  Dukes  -  D'Angou- 
leme  and  Berri,  proceeded,  at  eight 
o'clock,  from^the  Tbuilleries  to  the  resi- 
dence .of  M.' Descloseaux,  and  laid  the 
first  stone  of  a  monument  to  b<e  erected  oa 
the  spot  where  the  bodies  of  Louis  the 
Martyr  and  his  Queen  were  deposited,  in 
the  adjoining  cemetery. 

The  precious  remains  of  their  late  Ma- 
jesties, in  superb  coffins,  were  placed  OB 
a  funeral  car,  and  attended  more  imme« 
diately  by  the  company  of  the  Scots 
Guards  of  the  King.  The  procession  then 
set  out  for  the  Abbey  of  St.  Denis  in  the 
following  order: — 
Detachments  from  various  military  corps^ 

both^cavalry  and  infantry. 
The  Governor  of  the  First  Military  Divi- 
sion, with  his  Staff.     ' 
Detachments  of  National  Guards,  hoise 
and  foot. 
Lieut. -general   Count  Dessolle,  with  the 
Staff  of  the  National  Guard. 
Detachment  of  Horse  Grenadiers. 
Three  of  the  Royal  Carriages,  with  eight 
horses  to  each,  containing  Officers  of 
/  the  Princes. 

Detachments    from  the  Musketeers  aikI 

Light  Cavalry. 
Eight  Royal  Carriages,  with  eight  horses 

to  each. 

A  Carriage,  in  which  were  Monsieur,  and 

the  Dukes  D'Angouleme  and  BerrJ. 

Heralds  on  Horseback. 

The  Grand  Master  of  the  Ceremonies,  and 

his  Assistants,  mounted. 

Detachments  of  Cavalry. 

The  Funeral  Car, 

Attended  by  Parties  of  the  Scots  and  Swiss 

Guards. 

The    principal  Esquire  t6  his   Mijesty, 

mounted. 

Officers  of  the  Guards-du-Corps. 

Detachments  from  various  Corps. 

State  Coach  of  Monsieur. 

Ditto  of  the  Dukes  D'Angouleme  and 

Berri. 

Squadrons  of  the  «ioyal  Dragoons. 

A  train  of  Field  Artillery  firing  minute 

guns  on  the  march. 
Detachments  of  Military  Horse  and  Foot. 
The  National  Guard  of  St.  Denis  were 
under  arms  in  the  space  fronting  the  Ab-» 
bey.  All  the  Troops  wore  crapes  oa 
their  arms.  The  Drums  and  Musical  In* 
struments  were  decorated  with  black  serge, 
as  were  the  different  Colours  and  Stan- 
dards. 

The  procession  was  received  at  the 
gates  of  the  Church  by  all  the  attendant 
Clergy.  ' 

Monsieur  was  followed  by  all  the  Princes 
and  Princesses  of  the  Blood  (who  were  at- 
tended by  the  Counts  Laine  and  Bartlie- 
lemy,  and  the  Dukes  of  Dalmatia  and 
Bcggio)  into  the  body  of  the  Church. 
They  took  their  piaci  s  in  the  stalls  erect- 
ed 


2815.] 


Abstract,  qf  Fcrcign  OcaurrmctM. 


71 


id  OB  eadi  tide  of  (be  temporary  morni- 
iMBt  In  the  oentre. 

Tbe  choir  was  occupied  by  the  Principal 
OAeen  of  tbe  Household,  of  the  Princes, 
«id  of  the  jkrmy .  Tbe  body  of  the  chnrch 
vns  cnmded  by  tbe  most  illostrioas  per- 
sonages of  the  State  and  of  the  Army,  as 
veil  as  priaoipal  Members  of  the  Li^s- 
lalm  bodies ;  all  desirous  of  paying  tbe 
last  sad  dnties  of  eitemal  respect  to  tbe 
memory  -  of  their  ^-martyied  Sorereigns. 
Maaity  500  ladies  of  tbe  first  rank  and 
mnseqneuoe  attended,  and  were  accom- 
modated with  benches.  Tbe  whole  as- 
ssmblage  were  in  deep  monmiog. 
•  The  ftinerAl  senrice  was  then  performed; 
tbe  laodatory  oration  wai  pronounced  by 
the  bishop  of  IVoye^'i^,  after  which  the 
coAm  of  the  illustrious  pair  were  deposited 
in  the  royhl  vault.  Monsieur  and  the 
Princely  Dokes  descended  into  this  man- 
8|oB  of  tbe  ilhistrious  dead,  and  remained 
ftmeia  a  few  moments. 
'  Satvoes  ofartillery  announced  the  moTing 
•f  the  proeession  from  the  capital;  the 
oomflMBcement  of  the  fbneral  service,  and 
the  moment  of  the  interment.  Tbe  whole 
•sieBMiiiy  was  conducted  with  Ae  greatest 
order,  and  every  description  of  the  innu- 
aarablrtpecutors  were  dee(!»1y  affected. 

Od  the  next  raomfaig,  the  23d,  a  Military 
Orter  of  the  Day  was  pablisbed,  expres- 
shre  of  the  particular  thanks  of  his  Majesty 
iir  tkft  eiteetlitot  conduct,  tbe  z^al,  and 
deroffioa  manifested  by  the  Parisian  Na- 
tional Guards  on  the  occasion  of  the  re- 
moval of  the  Remains  of  their  late  Majes- 
ties of  France  from  Paris  to  the  Abbey  of 
St  Denis.  (Signed) Dbssolle,  Gen.  en  Chef. 

It  must  have  been  a  satisfactory  consi- 
deration to  those  who  were  attending  the 
melancholy  ceremony  of  Saint  Denis,  to 
know  (for  information  had  been  received 
of  such  an  intention)  that  at  the  same  mo- 


ment a  similar  solemnity  wtt  performmg 
at  Vienna*  in  the  metropolitan  chnrch  of 
St.  Stephen,  attended  by  the  Bmperoc  of 
Austria,  and  probably  by  the  other  erowiied 
heads  present  in  Uiat  capital. 

His  Most  Chrutlan  Majesty  hail  ordain* 
ed  an  annual  fervice  to  be  established  in 
memory  of  his  justly-beloved  Brodier, 
throughout  France. 

.  HOLLANa 
Private  letters  firom  Belginm  agiee  ia 
stating,  that  fifty  millions  is  the  snm  which 
the  Sofisreign  Prince  of  tbe  Netherlanda 
pays  U>  Anatria  fer  the  oessioo  of  Belgiaoi 
to  Holland. 

■  We  learn  finom  Ghent^  that  a  great  re* 
formation  has  takm  place  in  the  Belginm 
regiment  i|«iartered  in  that  plaoe  i  tmi  wn 
have  reason  to  believe  that  the  same  sys*' 
tem  has  been  acted  upon  tbroogfaoot  the 
whole  military  force  of  tbe  coootry.  All 
th^  Officers  who  served  under  the  late 
Preach  Government  have  been  dismissed 
the  service.  This  is  not  confined  to  French* 
men  only,  but  extends  to  all  foreigners, 
and  it  is  expected  will  produce  a  very  be- 
neficial e^^.  All  persons  holding  ofll* 
cial  situations*  Bmployis  in  the  J^^ee- 
tnres.  Collectors  and  Receivers  of  Cootri* 
botions,  3&C.  have  also  been.  reouMredf  to 
make  room  for  native  occupants. 

SPAlNt  ^ 

An  article  from  Yron  states,  as  newt 
from  Madrid  of  the  9th  lost,  that  the 
Spanish  Government  has  suspended  all 
prosecutions  against  the  enlightened  Pa- 
triots whom  it  has  so  long  persecuted,  and 
that  a  general  amnesty  was  soon  expected. 
The  Madrid  news,  however,  we  regret,  is 
like  that  from  Vienna,  vague  and  con- 
tradictory ^  for  we  find  it  stated  in  a  Mad- 
rid article  of  tbe  lOih,  which  is  a  later 
date,  that  the  arrests  continue,     it  would 


*  The  same  who  thirty  years  ago  began  his  career  of  eloquence,  by  the  funeral 
eulogy  of  that  amiable  and  excellent  Prince  the  Dauphin,  father  to  Louis  XVI.  To 
the  few  whb  remembered  that  first  specimen  of  the  preacher's  oratory,  and  still  more 
to  tbe  venerable  orator  himself,  the  contrast  must  have  presented  matter  for  the  most 
painful  refiections.  One  almost  feels  that  it  would  be  likely  to  overpower  a  mind  even 
of  common  sensibility,  much  more  of  a  person  endued  with  that  sensibility  which  is 
absolutely  essential  to  true  eloquence.  Louis  XVIIl.  judged  well,  in  announcing  his 
dioice  only  ten  days  before  the  solemnity.  Tbe  strong  sense  of  duty,  together  with 
tbe  knowledge  that  a  short  period  only  was  left  for  composing  and  polishing  tbe  dis- 
course, would  necessarily  compel  the  preacher  to  avoid  every  thing  that  was  artificial, 
and  to  deliver  himself  in  the  natural  and  powerful  language  of  high  and  dignified  senti- 
ment. In  fact,  and  it  is  a  circumstance  that  marks  the  honest  sincerity  of  the  good 
Bishop,  bis  address  was  strongly  directed  to  the  conscience,  to  the  rcligioq^feelings, 
to  tbe  sense  of  remorse  and  abasement,  with  which  the  murder  of  his  Royal  i^ilster  had 
evidently  filled  his  own  heart.  Pie  throws  aside  all  vain  pretences — prietences  at  such 
a  moment  as  unnatural  as  vain— of  a  moderation  in  regard  to  the  crime  he  was  de- 
ploring. He  paints  it,  as, he  sees  it,  in  colours  black,  horrible,  and  alarming.:  He  de- 
scribes the  reign  of  terror,  which  followed  so  close  on  the  King's  murder,  as  a  judg- 
ment on  its  atrocity ;  and  when  speaking  of  the  happier  prospect  which  now  opens  on 
France,  he  thus  expresses  himself:  '*  The  God  of  Vengeance,  at  length  appeased, 
seems  willing  to  pardon  our  sin — Yes,  Christians,  onr  sin  !  for  if  we  have  not  all  joined 
ia  committing  this  great  crime,  we  are  all  guilty  of  haying  suffered  it  to  be  committed." 

seem 


7i                   Attract  pfPoreign  OecurrenciL  fJam  * 

vtem  ftoxh  the  same  Article,  that  the  de-  object  of  thiV  Chivalric  A^eetinf  trat  In 

partare  of  Che  English   Ambassador,  Sir  make  a  very  considerable  collectioD  fox 

H.  Wellestey,  now  in  I^rance,  was  attri-  the  Christian  slaves  in  Algiers  ffnd  Twtmi^ 

bated  at  Madrid  to  pique  or  misunder-  as  well   as  to  communicate  several  idea» 

itanding.     Itf  noticing  the  circiimstance,  respecting  the  plan  for  bencefurthseourmir 

it  says,  '*  the  Bagli»h  are  hurt  that  we  the  nations  of  Christendom  against  tlie  en-^ 

Attribute  the  deliverance  of  Spain  entirely  terprises  and  oppressions  of  the  Infidels." 

to  our  own  effoits.''     But  it  is  not  towards  Accounts  frum  Vienna  to  thelfth  trtrt.  - 

England   alone  that  this  selfish    unkind  meotioo  rather  a   remarkable  change  of 

spirit  betrays  itsetf  in  Sp^in  :  it  is  con-  Negociators  as  having  taken  place.   Prkio^ 

f«8sed  that  it  operates  generally  against  Mettemich,  it  seems,  opposed  the  tiews 

all  nations.  of  Russia  in  regard  to  Poland  ;  Uxxigb  \%. 

From  Bayonne   they  report,   that  the  is  acknowledged,  that  the  people  of  tbafe 

King  of  Spain  has  confiscated  the  property  country,  as  they  cannot  have  a  King  of 

of  all  Spanish  refugees  in  France.  their  own,  are  anxious  to  have  it  ereated 

The  merchants  of  Cadiz  complain  hea-  il  kingdom  under  the  powerful  and  mag- 

vily  of  the  misapplicatioif  to  Court  pur-  nanimous  a^8pice8  of  the  Emperor  Ale«« 

posea  of  the  funds  which  they  had  contri-  ander.     This  reported  obstacle  to  the  fe- 

bu4ed  to  aooelerate  the  departure  of  the  neral  happy  arrangement  of  CoatinMtal- 

armament  iiH  South  America.  affairs,  is  now  however  stated  to  have  beett 

ITALY.  removed  by  the  Emperor  of  Austriai.  vb^ 

Brussels  Papers  to  the  15th  inst.  state,  at  the  request  of  Alexander,  has  appointed: 

mi  the  authority  of  private  accounts,  that  Count  Stadion  successor  to  Prince  MdUer* 

'<  the  plans  and  connections  of  the  mal-  nioh  j  similar  changes  being  at  the  sanofs 

Qpntents  at  Milan,  which  "have  been  disco*  time    consented  to  both  J>y  Russia  and 

vered  by  the  arrest  of  Gen.  Leechi,  and  Prussia — the   former    appointing    Count 

two  other  Qenerals  who  had   conspired.  Capo  d'Istria  successor  to  Count  NeaeeU 

were  very  dangerous,  not  only  for  Italy,  rode;   the  latter  naming  Count  Jordan^ 

but  for  all  Europe,  by  the  extent  df  their  instead  of  Baron  Humboldt      The   aeir 

ramiftcations ;    and    thht    eight   persons,  Ministers  are  stated  to  be  all  aoequivooaUy 

chiefs  of  .the  conspiracy,  are  condemned  friendly   to  the  proposed  aew   order   ii 

to  death.''    The  arrest  of  couriers  for  the  things. 

purpose  of  obtaining  their  dispatches,  and  Our  accounts  from  Vienna  are  to  tbif- 
many  other  i^ecent  occurrence^,  may  be  l^h  inst  but  bring  nothing  but  coatKadio- 
adduced  as  evidence  of  ihis  spirit  of  insur-  tion  and  uncertainty.    A  grand  conferenoft. 
rection  in  the  Nortl^  of  Italy ;  a  spirit  that  is  said  to  have  taken  plaoe  on  the  9ib|. 
will  not  be  a  little  extended  and  inflamed  but  of  its  result  nothing  was  known.    To 
by  the  discontents  in  Genoa,  in  conse-  inake  up,  however,  for  the  want  of  real 
quence  of  the  atftfihilation  of  that  ancient  information,  conjectures  and  speculaticms 
Republic.  continue  to  be  hazarded,  frequently  oon- 
An  article  from  Rome  furnishes  an  ah-  tradicting  and  opposing  each  other.   Thus 
street  of  a  Papal  Bull ;  the  object  qf  which  we  have  two  articles  from  Vienna,  of  the 
is,  to  preserve  the   respectabilty  of  the  same  date,  in  different  papers ;  the   one 
Clergy,  who  are  prohibited  from  appearing  full  of  alarm  and  apprehensiou ;  and  the 
at  Theatres  in  the  habit  of  their  order,  other,  telling  us  that  the  negociatioiiS'  bad 
from  exercising  mechanical   professions,  taken  a  more  favourable  turn,  and  that 
and  frbm  being  beads  or  masters  of  estab-  the  difficult ie»  relative  to  Poland  and  Sax* 
lishments.  ony  were  either  removed  or  on  the  point 
From   Naples  it  is  stated,    that  King  of  being  so.     The  actual  state  of  the  ne- 
Joachim  becomes  daily  more  insecure  on  gociations  we  have  yet  to  learn, 
his   throne;    but   this    atatement  in   the  The  strictest  secrecy,  we  understand, 
French  Journals  is  completely  at  variance  has  hitherto  been  enjoined  upon  all  the 
with  the  accounts  received  through  other  Ministers  at  the  Congress;  and  the  re- 
channels,  ports  which  appear  in  the  Foreign  Jour- 
GERMANY.  nals  are,  of  course,  destitute  of  foundation. 
A  letter  frq^i  Vieniii,  dated  the  SOth  of  The  secrecy  which  has  thus  been  observed 
December^^odtitains  a   paragraph  which  is  highly  honourable  to  all   patties  oOii- 
cotlntenanoes  a  report  of  Sir  Siduey  Smith  cerned.      Instead    of    suffering    ex-parte 
being  endeavouriug  to  iufluce  the  iPowers  statements  to  appear  in  the  several  nations 
comp(»sing  the  CongrejiS^  to  take  measures  of  the  Continent,  to  inflame  tlie  minds  of 
for  putting  an  end  to  the  depredations  of  the  people,  in  order  to  make  them  com- 
Ihe  piratical  States  of  liarbary;  il  is  as  pliant  with  the  wishes  of  t^eir  rulers  at 
follows:  **  Yestejday,  in  the  Au-gartet),  the  moment,  the  most  profound  silence 
there  was  a  great  Picnic^  under  tlve  di-  has  been  maintained  on  all  hands  during, 
rection  of  the  celebrated  Sir  Sidney  Smith,  the  progress  of  the  negociatioo  ;■  and  it  caa« 
None  hut  Members  of  Orders  of  Knight-  not  be  doubted  that  the  great  work  of  uni* 
booil  were  inviiedj   and  the  beuevoLeat  yersalpacitication  must  be  much  facilitated 

by 


tf  Baltimare,  weie  kaomn  to  be  in  •  itaLs  South  of  Hijrti,  boih  p*rti  *re  uniicd  in 

of  inMlTeacf.     Ai  tn  thp  fchf  me  oF  a  St-  Uieir  deli nniuat ion  to  ivjiel  agEIwIuD  on 

tiOKBt-BMik,  tbat  had  totally  faU«il :  Mr.  ibe  pan  of  tbi:  fKaob.  ,  ' 

aaHT.'Mio,  JuTiHarj,  1813.  SUUmrH 

10 


Ahsiract  qf  Foreign  Occurrences. 


ASIA. 


Pmu 


SUtefhfint  by  the  Chinese  Emperor  Kia  King^ 
of  the  Rehellhn  in  his  Provinces,  and  At- 
tempt to  surprise  his  Family  and  Palace, 
**  Imperial  Notice, 

••  An  attempt  at  Revolution  has  been 
made  I  for  which  I  blame  myself.  1,  whose 
Tirtues  are  of  an  inferior  class,  received 
with   much  veneration  the  Empire  from 
my  Jmperiarl  father  eighteen  years  a^'o.     I 
have  not  dared  to  indulge  myself  in  sloth. 
When  I  ascended  the  throne,   the  sect  of 
%be  Puhen*  threw  into  rebellion  four  pro- 
vinces,   and  the  people  suffered  what  I 
cannot  bear  to   express.     I  ordered  my 
Generals  to  go  against  them,  and  after 
eight  years'  conflict,  reduced  them  to  sub- 
jection.  I  hoped  that  henceforward  I  should 
have  enjoyed  perpetual  pleasure  and  peace, 
with  my  children  the  people.     Unexpec- 
tedly on  the  6th  of  the  8th  Moon  f ,  the 
mici  of  Tun-lu  [i.  e.  Celestian  reason-illu- 
minate], a  banditti  of  vagabonds,  created 
disturbances,    and    caused   much    injury 
from  the   district   of  Changyuen,  in  the 
province  of  Pa  che  lie,  to  the  district  of 
Isaw,  in  Shang-tung.     I  hastened  to  or- 
der Wan,  the  Viceroy  of  Pekin,  to  send 
foi-th  an  army  to  exterminate  them.    This 
affair  was  yet  at  the  distance  of  1000  Le» 

ia  Le'  is  l-5th  of  an  English  mile,]  but 
uddenly  on  the  5th  of  the  9ih  moon  [18- 
years,]  rebellion  arose  under  my  own  arm  J, 
the  misery  had  arisen  in  my  own  house  §, 
a  banditti  of  70  persons  and  more,  of  the 
•ect  of  Teen-ie,  violated  the  prohibited 
Gat^,  and  entered  wiihinside.  They 
wdund<»d  the  Guards,  and  entered  the  in- 
ner palace. 

'*  Four    rebtU  [robbers]    were  seized 
and  bound  ;  three  others  a^cendad  the  wall 
with  a  flag,  my  Imperial  second  sun  seiz- 
ed a  musquet  and  shot  two  of  the  rebels, 
my  nephew  killed  the  third.     After  this 
tliey  retired,  and  the  palace  was  restoried 
to  tranquillity.     For  this  I  aoi  indebted  to 
the  energies  of  my  Imperial  8'>cond  son. 
.The  Prince  and  the  Chief  Oflacers  of  the 
Lung  Izung  Gale  led  forth  the  troops,  and 
after  two  days' and  one  night's  utmost 
^exertion,    completely  routed  the  rebels. 
Tlie  family  Ta-tzing  has  continued  tq^ulc 
the  Empire  170  years.     My  grandfather 
and  Imperial  father  in  the  most  affection- 
ate manner  loved  the  people  as  children  ; 
Tarn  unable  to  express  their  virtues  and 
benevolence.     Though   I  cannot  pretend 
to  have  equalled  tht-ir  good  government 
and  love  of  the  people,  yet  I  have  not 
Oppressed   nor  ill-used  my  people;   this 
sudden  change  I  am  unable  to  account 


for.     It  must  arise  from  the  k>w  state  of 
my  virtues,  and  my  acOli^iulated  impieN 
fections.     I    can  only   reproach    myselt 
Though  this  rebellion  has  burst  forth  io  a 
moment,  the  seeds  have  bean  long  coW 
lecting.    Four  words,  careletiness,  indul^ 
gence,  sloth,  and  contempt  "i^,  express  the 
source  whence  this  great  crime  has  ariseD, 
Hence  withinside  and  withoutsidef  are  la 
the  same  state.    Though  I  have  again  and 
a  third  time  given  warning,  till  my  loBgva 
is  blunted  and  my  lips  parched  [with  fro. 
quent  repetition],  yet  none  of  my  MioJi. 
ters  have   been   able  to  comprehend  it 
They  have  governed  carelessly,  and  caused 
the  present  occurrence.     Nothing  like  it 
occurred    during    the    Dynasty  of  ffam 
Tang,  of  Sung,  or  Ming,    The  attempt  of 
the  assassination  in  the  close  of  the  Dy- 
nasty Ming,  does  not  equal  the  present 
by  more  than  ten  degrees. 

*<  When  I  think  of  it  I  oannot  bear  to 
mention  it,  I  would  examine  nyself,  re- 
strain  and  rectify  my  heart  to  correspond 
to  the  gracious  conduct  of  Heaven  abaye 
me,  to  do  away  with  the  resentments  tif 
my  people  who  are  placed  below  me.  All 
my  Ministry  X  who  would  be  boneitlj 
faithful  to  the  Dynasty  of  Ta-tzing  mutt 
exert  themselves  for  the  benefit  of  the 
countr3r^  and  do  their  utmost  to  make 
amends  for  my  defects,  so  as  to  i^forsi 
the  manners  of  the  people. 

"Those  who  can  be  contented  to  be 
mean  may  ha4|g  their  caps  §  against  tiMS 
wall,  and  go  home  and  end  their  days, 
and  not  sit  as  inactive  or  dead  bodiea  in 
their  places  to  secure  their  inoomes,  and 
thereby  iiKrease  my  crimes. — The  teaia 
fall  as  my  pencil  writes. — I  dispatch  tbia 
to  inform  the  whole  Empire. — Received  on 
the  12lh  of  the  10th  Moon." 
'    414  Of  the  conspiracy  alladed  to,  tbe 
following  account  has  been  received  from 
Canton,:— ••  Whilst*  the  Emperor  of  China 
was  on  a  visit  to  Tartary,  he  left  his  nine 
sons  in  charge  of  Pekin.    Three  coasins, 
assisted  by  twelve  of  the  Imperial  servants 
and  70  Ladrones,  attempted  to  force  tbe 
palace,  which  they  effected.    They  put 
thirty  soldiers  to  death  ;  but  the  second  - . 
son  cut  one  of  the  Ladrones  down,  and  shot 
another,  upon  which  tbe  rest  ran  away. 
The  outside  gates  were  immediately  shu^ 
and  those  within  the  palace  were  made 
prisoners.     The  ringleaders,  tonsisting  of 
the  three  cousins,  10  ofl&cers,  and  12  Im- 
perial  servants,  had  their  bellies  opened 
while  alive,  and  were  afterwards  cut  to 
pieces.     Sixty  others  of  the  conspirators 
had  their  heads  cut  off." 


♦  White  water- flu woTb 

{'September  28th. 
Under  my  own  arm-pit,  a  strong  ex* 
prpi-^ion  for  his  own  family. 
}  Wh\4ji  jpjf  own  walls. 


•  Cooleinpt  or  neglect  of  business, 
t  In   my  own  family,  and   abroad  io 
the  Ginpiie. 

J  Servants  in  great  offices. 
§  The  Cap  with  tbe  fiuUon  is  the  In- 
signia of  Office. 

IRELAND. 


I  neatut  o 
ua:  munbt 


181^.]        InteUifeacejTemlrdAQd. — CnmlryNem.  .13 

IBELANO.  Thiitbreatwu  lo  effgetnsl,  Uwt  ivooo* 

RoOnn  CathoHc  Cbqwt  oF  Ike  countiy  peopln  would  tell  ■  ual 

Cork,   wu   nnQiullr  of  tarf  lo  DoDaran  la  beat  bii  ana,  »M 

loni  ■!  Mr);  terriM,  oa  be  coukl  oot  eita  idl  ia  hii  awn  nanw 

Oo'anddn,  eoeafUw  ladi  Boar  or  nock  u  [>jod  hi«  baodti. 

irybkrhig  beeo  throwo  Seductd  ■linoit  todetpair,  ifaabBkerwBot 

M  ri*sntbBl  tbegallerf  in  ■  vbile  aheet  lo  Ihe  chipsl,  a>  ■  nh- 

t  eoDMeiBatlafi  lunlary  penaBcan  and   aik^  pardon  ol 

:  DombeiamreieeD  Ood  sod  ibn  prieit  for  his  diaobeditacai 

iWj  iota  tbe  aHe,  and  aitd  «■■  Ibere  b;  tbe  prieit  dnirad  to  a^ 

'                              bto  tbs  (treat,  in  con-  lend  htm  lo  bii  home,  whrre  ha  deaundal 

maa; broketheirllmb^  twoguluai.  which  Uooovan  anuicd  bia 

t  lajund.     Id  the  lub-  be  could  out  potiibljr  miika  op.    The  ea- 

tOfdoatof  tbe  house,  conimunication   vai  tberefora  eeallaaed 

untbrtanatelf    killed  {  agaiosl  bim,  and  he  wa*  c(X)iH)ueatlr 

m.  Hodden  on,  and  to-  obliged  Id  ibuk  up  bis  hoiue.     Tbe  abciT* 

le  (Hiapel  sustaimtd  In-  ftd*  were  prorsd   by  two  uovilling  >i(- 

iio$  at  windaws,  doon,  onan,  and  tbe  Jury  found  a  Terdict  tat 
Iha  Plaatiff,  with  501.  damages. 

L.  Werboixh'*    charoh,  — 

L  Hoii.  LordKinplend  COUNTRY  HKWS. 

triim  oF  Ihe  Church  of  Dtt.  IT.    At  Maughlre,  neat  Newtovo, 

«d  tbe  Reformed  CbrU'  HontgoiBeryihire,  by  the  sudden  etippinf 

of  a  ijiiBotityaf  eanli.  luotened  b;  heaif 

tholio  Meeting  was  held  rain*  ibal  had  recently  Fallen,  the  walls  ol 

Lard  Pingatl,    in  Dai-  a  poor  niau'i  coUage,  built  under  ■  sleep 

-^     Ok    eonrider    wlieUier   tbe    Petiliou  bmV,  were  beaten  in,  and  hiniKlf,  wife, 

dnM  be  jm^ifUt  or  tmqaalifiti  Bman-  aud  live  imall  children,  uverwhelmed  by 

^tioa;  andoD  a  dintion,  tbe  PeiHIon  a  torrentuF  mud  :  two  of  the  children  wen 

,  he  Di<^iialilled  wa*  ended  by  a  mvoritT  suAMUted  !  one  of  them,  an  infant  at  the 

'  ii  tM  [mporticM  of  tinwa  to  one.     Lnrd  breait  of  his  molber,  who  suffered  Ihe  >d- 

Mfwll  was  in  Ihe  minarity :  the  probable  describable  agony  of  feeling  iti  last  alruf- 

■Meswoa  of  )iis  Lordship  is  allnded  to.  gle*  withool  the  potiibility  ttt  affurdii^  H 

ybs.  sa.    A  fire  broke  out  lest  wert  in  the  leatt  relief^  she  herself  wai  forced' 

Ae  oanioD  of  Mr.  Ormtbf,  near  Bird-  npon  (he  fire,  bj  which  her  legs  were  s»- 

HX,    coonl;   of  Tipperary  j    which    not  Terely  burnt,  and  her  huiband  was  driTTD 

•nlj  detlrayed  thf  premises,  wiih  the  fur-  outside  the  cottage,  and  there  Qxeil  in  tj>e 

anore  and  every  valuable  arlicle,  but  bis  Burruuuding   luin,  a  dislresieii  spei-ialor 

of  the   sufrcrings  of  hi>  family,  without 

being  able  to  attr  lo  their  assistance.    Tha 

.  tae  names.                         '  neighbours  were  unable  lo  remove  Ihe  tut 

No  place  in  the  empire  has  suffered  so  ferera  from  their  perilous  litualioa  in  Itiss 

much  from  (he   late  storm  as  Adare,  (be  llian  (wS  hours. 

beaatiful  seat  of  the  Bon.  W.  Q:iin,  in  the  Mamhciler,  Dec.  10.     The  lorrenli  of 

county  of    LimCrick.      It   bas  loit  about  rain  on  tlte  11th  and  12th,  inarlellie  river 

AO  trees,  of  which  above  5U0  vrre  Full-  snell  (0  a  great  heiyhl,  aiiil  cut  off  com- 

gn>wnLiaiber,ofsreat  >ize,Bndon]nmental  uiunicitjon.   hy  the  coin  mun  route,  rroni 

16  the  grounds,  torn  up  by  Ihe  roots.  Brou;!iton,  ^rangcways.  Ice.      Tlie  rain 

At  the  late  Cork  Isiizet,  a  baker  named  was  almost  incessant  the  remainder  oF  (he 

DoQOTan,  brought  an  action  against  tlie  week;  and  un  tbe  16ib,  Ihe  most  buni- 

RcT.   Mr.  O'Brien,  vicar-general    (o  Dr.  canejike  gale  of' wind   experifncrd   hrra 

Coppiuger,    tbe   titular  bishop    oF  Cotk,  iince  the  year  1S02.  made  the  slates  &f 

aod  Roman  Catholic  parish  p?iesi  of  Clo-  from  (he  house-tops,  and  the  puis  nem 

■akilty.     It  appeared  on  the  (rial,  that  a  hurled  from    the  tups  oF   the  chimneya, 

subscription  had  been  set  on  Foot  by  the  whilst  Ihe  beautiful  steeple  of  SL  Mary>B 

prieit,  for  the  purpose  of  building  a  Ko-  Church  "  racked  horribly  liiihlime,"  heh:l- 

mao  Catholic  chapel.     Donovan   was  or-  iiig  in  obedience  to  (he  blast,  totheadmt- 

dend  to  pay,  as  his  affixed  quota,  16<.  3d.  raliun  of  thouiaoda  uf  gazers,  obliged  ta 

Uid  afterwards  9i.  both  of  which  sums  he  be  rrmioded  every  minute  that  its  motion 

p^d,  but  observed,  (bat  he  was  very  poor,  proved  the  accuracy  uf  its  perpend icul at. 

and  that  he  could  not  afford  it.   On  a  third  A  part  oF  tbe  stunewoik  over  tbe  East  g^M 

demand  being  made  by  the  priest,  of  I  ^i.  of  Clif  etham's  College  was   blown  down. 

Douavan  reFosed  to  comply  with  it.     The  Severalnewly-cnctedhouseswereunruored 

priest  in  confcijuence  formally  eicommu-  by  the  wind,  whiiih  found  away  inioitiem 

nicaled  him,  and  denounced  the  peo]>le  aa  by  Ihe  unclosed  windows.     I'lie  liot-k'juw 

cwrsed  and  contaminated  who  should  deal  of  Mr.  Briilgeford,  aurseryman,  atC'ftfr 

or  bold    asf  cotmnuiiicatioQ   wilb  biim.  tood,  ««  dcttiojciL     Iba  P'i^t      car- 


76  Intelligence  from  various  Parts  of  the  Countty. 


[Jao.* 


Sens  in  the  neighbourhood  were  made  com- 
mon by  the  fury  of  the  blast ;  and  several 
smaTl  cottages  suffered  severely.  At  Ker« 
salmooTy  Mrs.  Boardman,  an  elderly  pier- 
son,  widow  of  a  landlord  of  the  Hare  and 
Ifonnds  public-house,  adjoining  the  race- 
course, was  killed  by  the  fall  of  one  of 
<hem.  Many  trees  were  broken  or  blown 
down  in  the  neighbourhood. 

On  the  16th,  there  was  the  most  tre- 
mendous storm  of  wind  and  hail  in  the 
town  of  Derby,  ever  witnessed.  A  stone 
was  blowii  from  one  of  the  Churcbeg,  and 
falling  on  a  poor  woman,  caused  her  death 
a  short  time  after ;  and  a  high  brick  wall, 
of  upwards  of  100  feet  in  length,  was  le- 
velled with  the  ground,  and  another  wo- 
man, passing  at  the  moment,  was  knocked 
down  and  killed  on  the  spot« 

Dec.  30.  Thre^  children  of  a  shepherd 
on  a  fkrm  near  Henderland,  in  the  parish 
of  Meggat,  in  the  county  of  Peebles,  going 
from  their  father's  house  to  witness  a  ma- 
trimonial ceremony,  in  crossinp:  an  ad- 
joiUing  burn,  were  all  blown  in  by  a  vio- 
lent gust  of  wind,  and  carried  down  the 
current.  The  father,  who  was  near  the 
ttpot  at  the  time,  ran  to  their  assistance, 
and  brought  out  one,  and  laid  it  upon  the 
hank,  and  then  another,  and  followed  the 
third  a  considerable  way,  which  he  also 
succeeded  in  bringing  out ;  but  on  bis  re* 
turn  back  with  this  last  to  the  place  where 
the  others  were  left,  he  found  them  both 
without  appearance  of  animation,  and 
every  attempt  to  restore  them  was  in  vain. 
TiHe  third  is  still  alive,  and  likely  to  re- 
cover. 

Jan^  5.  As  Robert.  Newing,  one  of  the 
company  of  dredgers  of  IVkUstablef  on  the 
Kent  coast,  was  out  fishing,  accompanied 
by  his  son,  aged  16,  he  accidentally  fell 
overboard ;  his  son  immediately  threw  a 
rope  out  to  his  assistance,  which  he  fas- 
tened to  his  body,  and  with  which  the  lad 
ineffectually  attempted  to  haul  him  into 
the  boat,  but  not  having  strength  to  ac- 
complish it,  the  unfortunate  man,  after, 
being  dragged  by  the  l>oat  nearly  two 
miles,  was  drowned.  He  ba«  left  a  wife 
and  nine  children. 

Jan.  9.  One  of  the  workmen  in  the  em- 
ploy of  Messrs.  Roberts,  Reynolds,  and 
Co.  oilmen  at  Eveskamt  while  engaged  in 
oiling  the  machinery  upon  their  premises* 
his  clothes  got  entangled  round  one  of  the 
wheels,  by  which  he  was  drawn  in,  and 
•hocking  to  relate,  was  instantly  crushed 
to  death.  The  unfortunate  man  has  left 
a  widow  nnd  three  young  children. 

Jan.  10.  Early  in  the  morning,  the 
Bf  argaret  of  Londonderry,  John  M'lntyre, 
master,  with  three  men  and  twenty  pas- 
sengers, was  wrecked  off  Cullean  Bay, 
vheo  all  perished  except  Norman  M'Cleod, 
mate,  add  Edward  IMnald,  seaman.  The 
Uu#r  relates,  that  they  left  Derry  on  the 


evening  of  the  7th«  and  tbeir  ^iftils  being - 
shivered  to  pieces  in  a  dreadful  storm,  t^ 
vessel  struck  about  fire  o'clock,  when  the 
master,  one  of  the  hands,  and  some  of  the.  , 
passengers,   took  to  tbe.  boat,   but  ^efe     .. 
drowned;  that  be  and  the  mate  stuck  in,' 
the  rigging,  and  when  day  dawned,  though 
a  great  number  of  people  were  collected 
on  the  shore,  from   the  violence  q(  the 
storm  no  assistance. could. be  given  them. 
There  were  then  on  the  deck  a  man  hold- 
ing his  wife  in  his  arms,  a  woman  sur* 
rounded  by  five  children,,  on  her  way  to 
her  husband  in  Glasgow,  another  woman  .. 
and  child,  a  genteel  looking  woman,  who 
told  him  she  was  a  quarter- master- Ser- 
jeant's wife,  and  had  lived  some  time  io 
Hamilton,  and  a  Mrs.  Carrick,  the  only 
person  whose   name   he  knew,  with   her    ' 
child.    That  the  tide  making  about  eleven 
o'clock,  they  were  all  swept  off  the  wreck,     ^ 
and  though  some  reached  the  shore  alive,  ', 
they  were  all  so  benumbed  with  cold  that 
they  soon  expired.     Fifteen  of  tbe..hodiee 
are  already  come  ashore,  but  the  corpse 
of  the  master  is  still  missing. 

Jan.  17.  The  Brothers,  Stephen  Atkinsoft  . 
master*  of  South  Shields,  having  struck 
on   the  Harbrd'  Sand^  near  Harwich,   in 
the   night,    came  off  the    next  morning' 
iniu  deep  water,  and  sunk  immediately.. 
In  getting  out  the  boats  for- the  prei^erya- 
tion  of  the  ship's  compaAy*  the  long-bo|it 
was  stove,  and  the  unfortunate  crew  bay- 
iug  taken  to  the  skiff,  all  peri.sbed  ;  with  . 
the  exception  of  one  man  named  Richard 
Bruti!«wick,  who,  stopping  the  leak  with/' 
his  jacket,    remaiued    in  the,  long- boat. 
The  survivor  was  picked  up  several  boors  ' 
after  in  the  boat,  which  bad  floated  off  the 
ship's  deck,  by  the  brig  Gypsey,  of  Sup- 
derland,    nearly    exhausted,   up    to    bis 
middljB  io  water. 

By  the  Third  Report  of  .the  Hamp^hini' 
Si>cic'iy,  in  co-operation  with^tbe  National. 
Socitty  for  Educating  the  Infapt.Poor  in 
the  Pi-inciples  of  the  Established  Church, . 
and  on  the  plan  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Bell,.  It 
appears  that  j53  schools  .have  been  estat. 
blisbed  in  different  -parts  of   the   county, 
since  181  J,  and  upwards^  of. 4000  children^ 
are  receiving  education  in  them.     Frpm, 
the  extensive  and.  rapid  progress  which 
this  system  of  .education  is  makingthrpug^h- 
out  the  Kingdom,  we  may  confidently  an- 
ticipate a  very  gratifying  improvement  in 
the  religious. and  moral  character  oC..thc( 
Country,  and   hope  that,    under   Divine_ 
Providence,  these  blessings  will   not,,  l^e. 
confined  to  ourselves;*  but.  that  we  shall 
be  the  means  of  conveying  the.  pure  doc- 
trines of  Christianity,  as  exemplified  iq 
tbe  venerable  and  beautiful  fabrjck  of  our 
Established  Church,  to  the  remotest  cor- 
ners of  tlie  Globe.  .     !  . 

The   Cornwall    Geological.  Spci^ty  are 
about  to  erect  an  elegant  museum  at  Pen- 
zance 


ttdiiiliihgljr  batinced  hit  lank,  lud  ttiui     aide  of  Si.  Paul's  Chur«h.yard.-  Tkefl>me«r 


'tVe  Arcbbiibagi  of  York  is  liberall;  en* 
ctmi^agbig'llie  erectioo  o(  CbapBli  willriD 
bit  iUo'c«M.  Lnit  wuck  hii  Loniabip  coii' 
KcraUd  a  new  one  at  Sotloa,  aod  lo- 
■ird*  tbe'expeMa  of  tbe  baildiog  lab- 

S'il>ed  SOL  and  tbe  Mine  aam  to  tbe  inb- 
ijrtiob  ftir  another  at  Haiifax. 

Ivt'doUra  of  Yori  gaol,  for  three  wceki 
p'reriotak'to  the  36tb  of  Not.  were  dailf 
thmirri'itpen;  ther«  not  being  a  priaoner, 
eitb^fr  debtor  or  felon,  confined  tbrre in. 

Ah  elegant  silver  cup,  at  lh«  value  of 
SO  goinfeal;  baB  been  preaeoted  b;  the 
ishtbllaitli  of  WhitthaviA,  to  Audrev 
CaVr^  a  leatUah,  Wbo  greatly  diitinguUhed 
hiiijieir  in  rescuing  a  female  pusenger 
riunl  a  Vusi^l  Wrecked  off  that  port  daring 
ib'e  late  W6nn.  <See  our  Ian  vol.  p.  6'>l.) 

DOMESTIC  OCCURRENCES. 


wMrhaltiaHedlbgtaitaBWb  ll 


dby  M 


eiigetsj 


whs  anempted  to  route  the  familf  by 
ringiDgthe  bell*  and  eaclaimiiig  "fiteJ" 
This  not  ionicdiately  pmring  Ruccesafoli. 
tbe  door  wa*  farced  open,  wbiia  theBMnaa; 
burtt  out  with  mcb  inorcawd  force,  that 
no  one  could  do  up  ttairt  to  awskeo.  tha 
{iitB\ij.    At  length  Mn.  B 


nfan 


got  iirtt  uuC  of  tbe  bouie. 
Bnt  H>  rapid  were  the  flame*  that  bo  other 
peruln  except  a  lerrant,  with  anolber  of 
Mn.  Biggi't  children,  mcceoded  ia'gei. 
ting  out  bjr  the  door  ;  tbe  reat  took  to  tha 
roof  uf  tbe  bouiB,  and  ^t  away<  unhurt. 
Mrs:  Biggi  had  lix  children,  Iha  eldeat  of. 
■fauni,  a  son.  wasonly  nine  jiears-of  age.. 
Thit  youth  and  bis  tiiter,  between  tbreai 
and  foor  yeart,  slept  ia  m,  roam  above 
(heir  brothen,  to  whirh  thoae  who  fiot  en- 
tered the  house  could  not  reach,  and  to 
which  Ihe  terrastt  who  escaped  by  tha 
roof  durft  not  nntare  ;  so  ifaX  they  fell 
ticlimitothe  flame*  1    Tbs  6re  wai  net 


78 


DOMESTIC   OCCURRENCS6. 


[Smot^ 


tbe  house  was  burnt  to  the  ground  bef)re 
teveln  o'clock.  The  preAiises  of  Mr. 
Claimes,  pocket-book  maker,  were  also 
destroyed,  with  part  of  the  stock.  The 
bouses  of  Mr.  Hall  and  Mr.  Case  have 
0Qff(ired  in  the  upper  stories;  and  the 
workshop  of  Mr.  Dotlond,  mathematical 
instirufnent  maker,  was  slightly  damaged. 
If  r.  and  Mrs.  Biggs  had  recently  entered 
business  ;  their  stock  was  uninsured,  and 
Mr.  B.  was  in  the  country  at  the  time. 
A  liberal  subscriptiou  has  been  entered 
into  by  the  neighbours  and  other  beaeTo- 
lent  persons,  to  alleTiate  (as  far  as  pos- 
sible) the  heavy  calamity  of  Mr.  Biggs's 
fanlly. 

The  Lords  Commissioners  of  the  Ad- 
miralty, by  command  of  his  Koyat  High- 
ness the  Prince  Regent,  have  published 
tb».  scale  of  rewards  designed  as  a  remu> 
neration  to  Petty  Officers,  Seamen,  and 
Boyal  Marines,  for  long  and  failhful  ser- 
^ces  in  the  Navy.  The  antient  system 
of  smart-money  is  continued ;  and  the 
pensions  hitherto  granted  from  the  Chest 
of  Greenwich  are  also  contioued,  i^ith 
feme  trifling  variations  beneficial  to  the 
General  interests  of  Seamen  and  Marines. 
The  pensions  granted  from^  the  same 
•ource  to  worn-out  stamen  upon  uncer- 
tain principles,  are  now  redueed  to  a  fixed 
atid  more  equitable  system,  in  which  the 
nature  of  the  injuries  received,  and  the 
meritorious  services  of  different  classes  of 
men  respectively,  are  carefully  consi- 
dered and  adeqitaiely  recompensed,  and 
a  new  and  most  important  benefit  has 
been  ettended  to  the  service,  vig,  that 
#rery  man  who  may  be  discharged  after 
14  years  faithful  senriccy  even  though  Ae 
should  not  he  disabled,  hat  a  right  to  claim 
a  pensk>n  proportioned  to  the  number  of 
years  he  may  have  served;  and,  after  31 
years*  service,  every  man,  in  addition  to 
•t  least  If.  per  day,  may  demand  his  dis- 
cl«rge  from  the  Navy.  The  following  are 
the  principal  of  the  new  regnlations  :— 
We  have  already  observed,  that  soMrW 
money  will  be  paid  for  wounds  as  before. 
Every  Seaman,  Landman,  Boy,  or  Royal 
Marine,  discharged  from  the  service  on 
eccoont  of  wounds,  wilt  be  entitled  to  a 
pension  of  not  less  than  6d.  per  day,  and 
not  more  than  It.  6d,  Persons  discharged 
from  sickness  or  debility,  contracted  in 
the  service,  will  receive  fiom  5d,  to  ISd. 
per  day,  regulated  by  circumstances  of 
ailment  and  length  of  service.  Privates 
of  Royal  Marines  are  to  be  reckoned  as 
Landmen  |  and  they  will  also  be  entitVed 
to  discbarge  after  21  years  services  The 
services  of  boys  to  be  {Recounted  as  Land- 
men, and  they  acquire  man's  allowance 
at  the  age  of  18  years.  A  certain  class  of 
JPetty  and  Nqn-commissioned  Officers,  in 
tdditlbn  to  any  pension  they  may  be  eu- 
tiil^  to  Si  SeixacD,  M^es^  die*  u«  to 


have  one  farthing  per  day  for  each  year 
of  their  service.  Another  dass  of  tbe 
same  Officers  will  be  entitled  to  doubfo 
that  sum..  Pensions  and  length  of  servicB 
are  forfeited  by  misconduct.  All  the  pen- 
sions are  to  be  paid  quarterly ;  and  it  ia 
not  intended  to  make  any  alterations  ia 
pensions  already  granted,  except  that 
Petty  and  Non  -  commissioned  Officer** 
discharged  since  the  30th  of  April,  1814^ 
may  receive  the  additional  allowance  to 
which  they  are,  under  this  new  regulatioD* 
entitled. 

As  some  compensation  for  tbe  gallant 
exertions  of  our  Soldiers,  Government  are 
proceeding  to  collect  together  the  spoils  of 
the  different  campaigns;  ^r,  in  other 
words,  the  plunder  taken  from  the  finemy^ 
during  tbe  War :  11 40  pieces  of  ordnance 
are  to  be  melted  down,  and  sold.  It  is 
calculated  that  the  whole  produce  will  be 
about  600,000/.  ^ 

Notice  has  been  issued  from  theMmt, 
that  old  halfpence  will  be  received  in  bags 
of  half  a  hundred  weight  each,  which,  if 
found  to  be  free  from  counterfeits,  ^ud 
that  55  weigh  one  pound,  a  bill  will  be 
given,  shewing  the  value  by  tale,  and  en- 
titling the  holder  to  payment,  one  month 
after  date;  but  no  fewer  than  five  bags^ 
or  2}  cwt.  will  at  present  be  taken. 

Tbe  Corporation  of  the  City  of  Londen, 
it  is  said,  have  at  length  determined  to 
enlarge  the  water-way,  by  widening  tbt 
arrhes  of  London  Bridge,  or  entirely  Ip 
remove  that  nuii^ance  to  the  navigation  of 
the  river  Thames,  as  soon  as  the  intended 
Southwark  Bridge  shall  be  completed* 
The  latter,  according  to  the  terms  of  the 
contract,  is  to  be  finished  in  two  yeairi* 
from  February  next ;  and,  from  the  extra* 
ordinary  exertions  made  since  the  ooin- 
mencement  of  the  work,  it  is  likely  that 
it  will  be  opened  for'  public  use  witttlki 
that  time. 

SeVeral  noblemen  and  gentlemen  have 
subscribed  to  present  tbe  Duke  of  Wel- 
lington with  a  grand  shield,  blazoned  witb 
bis  achievements.  It  is  to  be  of  massy 
silver,  three  feet  in  diameter.  The  cir« 
cumference  is  to  be  divided  into  elevea 
compartments,  descriptive  of  his  varioue 
battles.  In  the  centre  the  Duke  of  Wel- 
lington appears  on  horseback,  attended  by 
the  Generals  Lord  Hill,  Lord  Beresford, 
and  other  distinguished  officers.  ITie 
figures  are  in  basso  relievo,  and  they  leave 
the  Duke  prominent.  The  djrawing  of  this 
grand  design  was  made  by  Stpthard,  Royal 
Academician,  under  the  direction  of  a 
Committee.    The  model  by  Tollmack. 

The  small  service  of  Plate  subscribed  for 
by  the  Officers  of  the  Hospital  a^^d  Regi- 
mental Medical  Staff  lately  serving  in  the 
Peninsula,  as  a  mark  of  respect  and  esteem 
for  Sir  James  M*Grigor,  M-.  D,  Inspector- 
Qeneial  of  Hospitals,  it  ^Mtf^pUted.    Tbe 

oMtfe 


■qiarn  aon  -' 
Iris  M-iM'ii 


80 


Pr^f$rn^is:-r-'STrfis.-^Marfiages. 


I 


t>  lEev.  H*  Salmon,  B.  A.  a  ^inoj:  C^non 
.  4#.Lidifiata  Cathedral. 

Rev.  C.  M.  BabiogtoB,  M.  A*  sector  of 
Peterstow,  co.  HcMfoni>  Wilhington  Pre- 
bttid* 

1    'RcT.Wi  Cnrwes^Jfamnfft^n  ^.pum- 
'cboriaBd. 

. .  Rev.  J.i  Wbitelodu  D«erfaam  .V.  Cura- 
• )  bariaad. 

Rey.  John  Seagram,  M*- A»  Qodni^ston 
.  IC'I>orset. 

1 .    RbVi  GhacleiiChainpne«9»' a  Af  inor  Canon 
(tf  Sl.Ocorge^  Chapol,. Windsor. 

ReT.   Mr.  -Doyie,  son  of  Sir  John  D. 
btft.  StoBj  Stanton  R.  co.  Leicester. 
Rer.  John  Davit,  M.  A.  vicar  of  Cerne, 
J  Doraei^  -Honey  Meloonibe  R.  qo.  l>orset. 


m* 


BJRTUS. 
V&H„Noc,lZ,    In  FiUroy-sijua|;«b  the 
Bigbt-hon.  Lady  Thurlow,  of  |i  son  and 
hsir. 

18i5,.  Jan.  1 .    Mrs.  J.  ^.  Botterworlh, 
Fleetrttreet,  a  ion  and  heir. — 5.  Iq.Upper 

' .  Hariey-atreet,  the  wife  of  G.  Smith,  esq. 
U.  P.  a  800.— 21.  The  wife  of  M.  D.  Duf- 
fiald,  esq.   of  Carltun,.  near  Middleham, 

.  -Torkshire,  a  son  and  heir. 

LaUl^i-^Tlas  lady  of  Sir  John  Owen, 

-.  bart^  a  son  and  heir  (since  dead.) — Ai 

.-Winchester,  tlie  wife  of  Capt..  Mosea,  7th 

'.  fasiUer^.  a  dau. — At  Linton  Spring,  near 
Wetberby,  Hoo..Mr9'  Butler,  a  dau.— 
AtKippax  Park,  Hon.  Mrs.  Bland,  a  son. 

.  "^13,  In  Berkeleyrsquare,  the  Dutchess 
of  Newcastle,  a  son. — 16.  In  Northumber- 

.  land-atreet,  the  wife  of  Major-gmi.  John 
Hope,  a  dau, — At  Pounsfurd  Park,  Hon. 

.  Mrs.  Wellman,  a  son  and  heir. — ^At  the 
Rectory  of  Haaghton-le-Skeme,  the  wife 
s£  Rev.  Mr.  Le  Mesurier,  a  dau. — Ip 
WeymoutbHitreet)  Lady  Harriet  Blaquiercf, 


MARRIAGES. 

Dec,  13.  Ueary  Smedley.  esq.  of  Lin- 
cdta's-ioD,  barrister  at  law,  to  Elizabeth, 
daughter  of  the  late  Ric|iard  French,  esq, 
of  Abbotts  Hill,  Derby. 

Robert  Lindsay  Afistruther,  esq.  eldest 
spa  of  Hon.  David  Austrvtber,  to  Eliza- 
beth, second  daughter  of  Rev,  Charles 
Gardner,  of  Stoke  Hammond,  Bocks. 

20.  At  Margate,  Mr.  R.  Brasier,  jun. 
to  Elizabeth,  eldest  daughter  of  Mr.  Z. 
Cogseus,  of  chat  place. 

27.  Hon.  Hen.'  Charles  Howard,  heir  to 
the  Diikedom  of  Korfolk,  to  Lady  Char- 
lotte Gower,  eldest  daughter  of  the  Mar- 
quis of  Stafford. 

Jan.  2.  By  special  license,  at  Seaham 
Hall,  the  seat  of  Sir  Ralph  Milbanke,  ban. 
George  Gordon,  Lord  Byron,  to  Aone  Isa- 
bella, only  daughter  of  Sir  Ralph  and  Hon. 
Lady  Milbanket.and  niece  to  Lord  Vis- 
oount  Want  worth. 

$.  At  Winterbouroe,  Alfred  Hardcastle, 
asq.  second  son  of  JosepU  Hardoastle,  eaq. 


of  Uatphai^  HoQ90,  Surrey,  fo  jAnnc 
daughter  of  thp  late  Edmund  <!!obb'£ 

eiq.  of  Holly  Hil),  Hfihl*.         ' 

2.  At  Liverpool,  Col.  R.  Monro, 
Company's  service)  to  MissJaAeD 
of  Dublin. 

1 1 .  Major  Gore,,  of  the  Dragoon  G 
to^Mary  Jaii^,.  davighteir  and'  sole  I 
of  Owen  drmsbyi  esq.  oT  Po'rkii 
Salop. 

,  1^,  Py  special  jicence,  Sir  Henjy 
Cag-,  K.  p.  3 /Lieiit, -colonel  ^of 'tjj 
foot, .^Jiojii,. Mrs.  Perceval.     '.' 

14.  CuJ^  Ibathurst,' son  of  the  I 
of  N^wic'h,  to  Lady  Catherine'  S^ 
daughter  of  the  £arl  of  Londonderry 
RicJiard  Pollen,  esq.'  of  Lincote^ 
broiher  of  Sir  John  Pollen,"  bart.  tO 
eldest  daughter  of  Samuel  Pepys  ( 
rell,  esq.  of  Westbourne. 

17..    4' Greenwich »  Major  Harri 
the  E.  I.  Company's  service,  to  M 
eldest  daughter  of  the  late  Thomas  i 
,  esq.  of  Greouwich. 

19.  Mr.  Hen.  Bennett,  jun.  to 
second  daughter  of  Samuel  Fish,  < 
Highbury  Terrace. 

Lqtely.'^ At  the  Oak«,  Surrey,  tl 
of  the    Earl   of  Derby,     Capt.   tt 
H.  M.  S.    Spartau.   to    Miss    Bur 
daughter  of  the  late  Lieut. -^en.  B. 
—  Harrison,  eldest  son  of  P. 
esq.   of  Kensington,    to    Sophia, 
daughter  of  the  late  John  Latewan 
of  Brpok  Acre-house,  Ealing.        '^ 
^tKingston^NorfolkyMajor-gen.  ] 
King's   German  Legion,  to   Mary 
eldest  daughter  of  Capt.  Woodham. 
I^ev.   Hen.  Atlay,  rector  of  Wa 
jCO,  Northampton,    and  of  St.   (JeV 
Stamford,  to  Eliznbelh,  Sfcond  da 
.  of  the  late  James  llovc'li,  en(\. 
.  Rev.  J.  K.  Ruudell,   of  Gussaj^e  \ 
cha^l,  Dorset,  lo  Emma,  third  ^a 
.  of  J.  Devey,  eaq«  of  Penn  is  House, 
James  Taylor,  esq.  to  Louisa, 
daughter  of  the  late  S.  Skey,  esa. 
.  Grove,  near  Bewdley. 

Joseph  jM eredilh,  esq.  of  Knigh 
Elizabeth  Matilda,  niece  of  James  F 
esq.  Pykomer  HalJ,  co.  Kadubr. 

Lieut.  Jos.  Crouch,  H.  M.S.  Hi 
to  Mivs  Bowyer,  dan^htei  of  Capt. 
Lieut. -coU  Hewiit,  '24th  Portii^t 
fantry,    to  Eliza*    second  daught 
one  of  ihe  co-heiresses  of  the  late 
lam,  esq.  of  Bandon. 

Beardmore,  e"«q.  of  Queen 

May -fair,  to  Miss  Parke,  the  v6c 
former. 

J.  R.  Reid,  esq.  to  Miss  Rasblei^ 

si:it«r  of  Wm.  Kashleigh,  esq.  M. 

J.  Brown,  esq.  of  Queen's  Colleg* 

bridge,  to  the  daughter  of  Sir  W.  1 

nev,  of  Ireland. 

R.  Heatbcote,  ef>q.  eldest  son  o 
Hoaihcote,  to  Lady  Elizabeth  I 
ekieai  daughter  of  the  Earl  of  Bake' 

SX 


paid  by  them  by  feelings  of  BfTeclioiiate  ral  Vkni,"  for  Cbildtea;   which  «a*  & 

graiitude,  which  suiclved  the  presume  of  promlsiag  proof  of  thoM  talent!  for  thai 

tfae  object  that  called   them  futth,   (inc^  line  of  v/iimg,  which  ihe   aftetwarda  dii- 

— 1 1 —  played   in   "  Roaa  and  Emily,"  a  work 

*  Autbor  of  "  Judah  Restored,"   mnd  with  her  name  to  it,  published  (wo  yean 

other  poeiical  plecei.  ago.    tihe  has  left  bebiud  t|«t  inoie  other 

CssT.  Maq,  Jaamtj,  ISla,  naDujctipts, 

11 


82        Sketch  of  the  Character  of  Mrs.  Margaret  Roberts*     [Jam 


manuscripts,  amoug  which  are  several  ad- 
Hiirable  Songs ;  but,  at  present  at  least, 
the  work  which  I  am  editing  is  the  ooty 
one  designed  for  the  public  eye. 

But  to  return  to  the  contemplation  of 
her  as  a  woman  and  a  wife.  Though  con- 
stant occupation  was  the  great  secret  by 
which  shft  effected  so  much,  method  and 
order  were  two  of  her  principal  agents  ; 
and,  like  the  magic  wand  whose  touch 
made  the  labours  of  Psyche  easy  in  a 
moment,  method  and  order  operated  on 
every  busy  department  in  her  household  ; 
and  every  thing  was  ready  at  the  hour 
appointed,  as  if  guided  by  some  certain 
though  invisible  agency.  It  must  be  sup- 
posed that  superintending  a  family,  con- 
sisting of  so  many  children  of  various  dis- 
positions and  habits,  must  have  been  very 
tryipg  to  the  temper  as  well  as  to  the  feel- 
ings. But  the  temper  of  Mrs.  Roberts 
was  equal  to  any  trial;  and,  unimpaired, 
or  rather  perfected  by  trials,  it  shone  in 
the  benign  expression  of  her  daik  and  ani- 
mated eye  ;  it  dimpled  her  cheek  with  a 
smile  the  most  endearing  and  benevolent, 
and  spt>ke  in  the  mild  and  tuneful  accents 
of  a  voice  which  no  one  ever  heard  with- 
out feeling  disposed  to  luve  the  being  who 
possessed  it.  Nor  was  the  benevolence 
which  irradiated  her  countenance,  which 
gave  grace  to  her  manner  and  swi  etness 
to  ber  voice,  displayed  in  a  less  positive 
dipgVce  in  her  seniiments  and  her  actions  : 
with  her^  kindness  was  not  a  habit  of  man- 
ner, but  a  habit  of  miwf/.  She  spoke  af- 
fectionately, because  she  felt  benevolentl}'. 

I  scarcely  know  any  one  so  averse  as 
she  uniformly  was  to  believe  a  tale  to  (he 
disadvantage  of  another^  and,  when  forced 
to  give  credit  to  such  tales  by  incontro- 
▼eitible  evidence,  it  is  certain  that  she 
liever  took   pleasure  in  repeating   them. 
"When  communications  were  of  doubtful 
authority,  she  never  fell  into  that  common 
faalt  of  saying  to  her  conscience,  **I  am 
sure  1  do  not  believe  it,  it  cannot  possibly 
be  true,  but  I  have   heard   so   and   so  :" 
weakly  imagining,  as  persons  in  general 
do,  that   the  affected   candour  of  disbe- 
tieving  the  tale  takes  away  the  guilt  of 
relating  it.     And,  when  indisputable  evi- 
dence authorized  her  to  relate  what  she 
had  heard,  she  was  never  eager  to  spread 
the   information  ;  for  her  good  taste,  as 
well  as  her  good  feelings,  made  her  dislike 
to  dweil  on  the  crimes  or  foibles  even  of 
those  of  whom  she  had  no  knowledge; 
and' as  she  was  certainly  not  less  generous 
to  her  acquaintances  and  friends,  she  iu. 
fpired  confidence  as  weil^as  affection  in 
all  who  approached  her.   Those  who  knew 
ber  the  best  were  the  most  inclined  to  rely 
upon  her  candour,  as  on  a  8ta£f  which 
tvooM  always  support  them;   and  they 
alio  knew  that  hers  was  the  *<  charity 
Hial  forerelli  a  nralUtude  of  sins  j"  and 


hers  the  piety  which  led  to  that  forbemrmg 
charity  also,  which  suffereth  lon|g,  and  is 
kind,  ''which  is  not  easily  provoked;'' 
but  which  thinketh  no  evil,  but  ever  keepa. 
in  remembrance  that  holy  rule  for  the  go- 
vernment of  the  tongue,  '*  Judge  not^  thai 
ye  be  not  judged.*' 

The  most  suspicious,  the  most  appre- 
hensive, left  her  presence  devoid  of  fear 
lest  their  departure  should  be  the  signal 
for  an  attack  on  their  manner,  their  per« 
son,  their  dress,  or  their  character;  they 
knew  that,  if  she  spoke  of  them  at  all,  it 
would  he  to  praise  them,  and  to  call  into 
notice  some  good  or  some  attractive  qua- 
lity. Yet  her  kindness  to  the  absent  wat 
not  the  result  of  want  of  power  to  amuse 
the  person  by  exhibiting  the  foibles  or 
peculiarities  of  the  departed  guests  in  a 
ludicrous  or  powerful  manner ;  for,  if 
ever  justice  warranted  her  to  be  severe  on 
the  vices  or  follies  of  others,  no  one  could 
hold  them  up  to  ridicule  with  more  wit,  or 
greater  success.  Indeed,  it  is  commonly 
those  who  are  most  able  to  be  severe  witb 
eferi,  whose  benevolence  and  whose  prin- 
ciples forbid  them  the  frequent  and  indis- 
criminate use  of  their  power. 

If  it  was  thus  safe  and  pleasant  to  be 
the  acquaintance  of  Mrs.  Roberts,  how 
much  more  delightful  was  it  to  be  her 
friend  and  her  companion  ? 

She  always  seemed  to  prosper  herself  in 
the  prosperity  of  her  friends ;  she  ideati* 
filed  herself  so  intimately  with  them,  that 
th^if  joy  was  her  joy,  their  sorrow  her 
sorrow,  their  fame  her  fame.  Never  did 
she  abuse  the  familiarity  of  friendship  so 
far  as  to  wound  the  self-love  of  those  whom 
she  professed  to  regard,  by  needlessly 
uitering  to  them  mortifying  truths  ;  never 
did  she  make  herself  the  vehicle  of  others' 
malice,  by  repeating  to  them  a  cruel  or 
severe  remark  which  she  had  heard  con* 
'  cerning  them. 

Her  lips,  her  eyes,  were  guiltless  of 
<*The  hint  malevolent,  the  look  oblique^ 
The  obvious  satire,  the  implied  dislike. 
The  taunting  word  whose  meaning  kills." 

It  was  the  constant  wish  of  her  benevo- 
lent nature  to  be  the  means  of  as  much 
innocent  enjoyment  as  she  could  to  all 
with  whom  she  associated ;  and  one  felt 
so  certain  that  her  kindness  was  ever  on 
the  alert  to  veil  one^s  foibles,  and  show 
one's  good  quahties  to  the  best  advantage* 
as  moonlight  casts  a  favourable  shade 
over  mean  objects,  and  adds  new  beauty 
and  new  grandeur  to  objects  of  import- 
ance, that  to  be  with  her  was  a  gala-time 
to  one's  self-love;  and  perhaps  some  of 
the  charm  which  her  society  possessed 
was  owing  to  her  wish,  and  her  ability* 
not  only  to  appreciate  her  associates  ac- 
cording to  the  exorbitant  demands  of  self- 
approbation,  but  also  to  her  power  of 
inidLiog  tb«in  fettl  th«t  she  did  do.    Yet 

ttiU 


frieDdship  >  loiidity  and  a  truth  a 
moDlf  the  reiall  of  luug  acquainU 
•lone. — But  the  regret  which  I  still 
far  her  loss  has  beea  in  some  measure 
laced  by  my  haTiog  been  called  u|iun, 


MEMOlRSoF  Ma.  THOMAS  MULLRTT. 

BY  THE  Kb»,  JOHN  EVANS.    («<rp,  S9.1 

fSi,  also.  Vol.  LXXXIC.  Part  II  p.  6O67 

Mr.  ThomnB  Mulleli  was  born  ai  Taun. 

teemed  by  a  numerous  circle  of  frieniS, 

who  knew  hU  worth,  and  will  hold  in  ho- 

anaals  of  Brijish   Hittory,    for    a.i   inef- 

nour  hii  memory.— In  the  politieat  oorld. 

fectual  Biiempt  to  restore  arbitrary  puwer 

al'o,  he  atone  period  look  a  disiinguished 

and   spiritual   tyranny   thrnughout   ibese 

part  1  for  he  had  not  adopted  tbe  aliiurd 

they  are  to  relinquish  all  coneeni  for  tha 

1».  bro..gW  up  i  hut  on  his  marriage  he 

rights  and  privileges  of  tbe  civil  eomma- 

reliiiqiiished  his  connexion  with  ihat  So- 

nity.    At  Btmol,  wbeie  he  began  his  ca- 

ciety. Agreeably  to  tbe  education  »hich  he 

reer,  and  wh'ire  he  resided  for  many  years. 

lud  received,  be  soon  enterrd  tbe  comoier' 

bb  took  the  lead  <n  what  included  nie  weU 

eial  world.    Humanly  speaking,  he  was  the 

tSie  of  tbat  aniicnt   and    papulous   city. 

There  it  was  that,  through  good  and  eiil 

indeed,  smiled  upon  bis  continued  and 
perievering  effoiii,  »o  that,  at  length,  he 
attained  lo  an  honourable  iiulependcncf. 
Be  Titited  tbe  United  States  of  America 
ttree  time*,  and  formed  connexions  in  tbat 
distant  part  of  tbe  globe  upon  a  large 
ac»l«  and  of  high  respectability.  ™"---- 
at  well  ta  in  this  Country,  he 


e  opposed  lhat  unforlunjte  wat 
fcred  the  American  Colonies  from 
11  Stock  ;  and  in  every  stage  of 


.bat      its  impolicy  and  wickedness.     It  was  de- 

rge      plored  by  every  friend  to  humanity. 

Bre,  Among  the  many  anecdotes  with  vhioh 

fi-    Mr.  MullcU  a(nu3e4  sgd  jotereaUd  his 
bitndSf 


Memoirs  of  Mr.  Thomas  MulletU 


84 

friendf,  there  is  one  res^ecling  General 
Washington,,  that  he  told  me,  which  must 
not  be  lost.  When  Mr.  Mullett  6rst  visited 
the  United  States  of  America,  it  was  at 
the  close  of  the  war,  when  he  was  intro- 
duced to  Gen.  Washington.  With  this 
great  and  good  man  he  passed  some  time 
at  his  seat,  Mount  Vernon.  Beside  other 
flattering  marks  of  attention,  Gen.  Wash- 
ington, when  alone  with  him  in  his  libiary, 
asked  bini,  if  he  had  seen  any  individual 
in  that  country  who  was  competent  to  the 
task  of  writing  a  history  of  that  ufihappy 
contest?  Mr.  Mullett,  with  his  usual 
presence  of  mind,  replied,  '*  I  know  of 
one,  and  one  only,  competent  to  the  task.'' 
The  General  eagerly  asked.  "Who,  Sir, 
can  that  individual  be  ?"  Mr.  Mullett 
Temarked,  **  Caesar  wrote  his  own  Com- 
mentaries !'*  The  General  bowed,  and 
Sreplied,  "  Caesar  could  write  his  Commen- 
taries; but,  Sir,  I  know  the  atrocities  com- 
mitted on  both  sides  have  been  so  great 
and  many,  that  they  cannot  be  faithfully 
recorded,  and  had  better  be  buried  in 
oblivion  1'' 

It  is  a  circumstance  worthy  of  men- 
tion, that  he  was  the  last  of  the  twelve 
persons  who  were  engaged  in  inviting  the 
celebrated  Edmund  Burke  to  be  the  Re- 
presentative of  the  City  of  Bristol,  than 
whom  no  one,  both  without  and  within  the 
walls  of  the  Senate,  reprobated  morci 
eloquently  the  deleterious  consequences 
with  which  the  American  contest  was  at- 
tended. Few  understood  better  than  did 
Hr.  Mullett  the  rights  of  the  subject; 
none  advocated  with  more  manly  firmness 
the  principles  of  civil  and  of  religious 
;  liberty,  which  he  knew  included  in  all 
fhehr  ramifications  the  prosperity  of  man- 
iLiud.  His  intellectual  powers  were  of  a 
superior  cast,  and  he  had  an  intimate 
knowledge  of  mankind.  There  was  a  clear- 
ness in  his  perceptions,  and  a  calmness 
in  his  deliberations,  favourable  to  accu- 
racy of  judgment.  He  was  aware  of  the 
perturbed  emotions  by  which  the  human 
breast  is  swayed,  and  he  guarded  against 
tiiose  inveterate  prejudices  by  which  ob- 
liquity of  judgment  is  generated.  His  in- 
formation on  most  subjects  was  correct, 
and  he  exercised  the  utmost  caution  in 
making  up  his  mind.  His  sentiments, 
once  formed,  were  seldom  altered,  and  his 
measures,  determined  upon,  were  inva- 
riably carried  into  execution.  Indeed, 
his  leading  characteristics  were  firmness 
of  opinion  and  consistency  of  conduct. 
Having  taken  a  comprehensive  view  of 
what  was  offered  to  his  consideration,  his 
mind  was  not  harassed  by  any  puerile  va- 
cillations ;  but,  conscious  of  the  firmness 
of  the  ground  on  which  he  stood,  he  pro- 
tecoted  bis  object  till  it  was  accomplished. 
Hence  it  is  that  be  was  looked  up  to  by  a 
number  of  respectable  cbaracters,  and  tiot 


[JaB« 


unfrequently  occupied  in  matters  of  arbi- 
tration between  his  fellow-citizens  in  tlitr 
commercial  world.  He  had,  for  sometinio 
past,  withdrawn  himself  from  the  bustio 
of  political  life,  yet  he  has  been  mom 
than  once  cousulied  on  Transatlantic  af* 
fairs,  especially  by  an  enlighti  ned  Mem- 
ber of  the  Legi>lature  of  the  present  day. 
This  patriot  and  philanthropist  he  visfted, 
and  used  to  pass  a  few  days  with  hioti  at 
his  house  in  the  country.  No  individual 
was  more  strenuous  in  his  exertions  to 
persuade  the  Government  that  the  late 
obnoxious  Orders  in  Council  would  be  (be 
cause  of  a  war,  to  be  deplored,  eventually^ 
by  Britons.  Ever  the  advocate  of-  Peace, 
he  in  these  latter,  as  well  as  former 
hostilities,  viewed  alike  the  measures 
adopted  towards  America  as  destructive  of 
public  tranquillity.  How  far  be  was  cor- 
rect in  predicting  the  evil  oonsequeni^  of 
the  present  contest,  time  alone  can  deter- 
mine. But  I  am  warranted  in  declariog» 
that,  had  he  survived  its  issue,  he  would 
have  ardently  hailed  the  return  of  the 
blessings  of  Peace  with  a  Country  to 
^hich,  by  origin,  connexions,  and  lan- 
guage, we  are  so  cloSely  allied.  He  re- 
joiced that  the  ravages  of  war  bad,  in  a 
measure,  ceased;  and  he  fondly  hoped 
that,  ere  long,  human  beings  would  dit«< 
cern  the  folly  and  wickedness  of  an  appeal 
to  arms,  instead  of  having  recourse  to  n 
wise  adjustment  of  the  opposite  and  jar« 
ring  interests  of  mankind. 

With  respect  to  his  religion,  having 
been  educated  in  the  principles  of  tho 
Friends,  he  retained  a  partiality  for  their 
views,  especially  as  they  are  detailed  in 
the  writings  of  Barclay  and  Penn,  who 
held  them  in  their  purity.  1  have,  more 
than  once,  not  ouly  heard  him  declare 
how  incontestible  were  the  great  leading 
facts  of  the  Christian  religion,  but  aUo 
express  his  admiration  of  the  unparalleled 
moral  excellence,  which  beams  forth  with 
a  pure  and  effulgent  glory  in  the  charac- 
ter of  Jesus  Christ.  Often,  however,  did 
he  lament,  with  other  pious  and  liberal 
individual^:,  of  different  denominations,' 
that  the  mild  and  pacific  spirit  of  the  Sa-' 
viour  was  not  more  conspicuous  amongst 
the  professors  of  Christianity. 

Mr.  Mullett  married  Mary,  the  daugh- 
ter of  the  Rev.  and  venerable  Hugh  Evans, 
and  sister  |o  the  Rev.  Dr.  Caleb  Evans^ 
president  of  the  Baptist  academy  at  Bris* 
tol.  I  scarOely  need  add,  that  his  father- 
in-law  had  an  unfeigned  regard  for  him, 
and  his  brother-in-law  was,  to  the  day  of 
bis  death,  most  sincerely  attached  to  him. 
He  had  a  high  opinion  of  his  good  sense» 
consulting  him  on  every  important  occar 
Sion,  and  relying  upon  his  judgment  with' 
no  inconsiderable  satisfaction«  His  excel- 
lent partner  proved,  in  the  best  sense  of 
the  word,  an  hclp-mB^e^  paniclpating  or 


MEMOIR  or  H>. 

JOHN  TAILBY. 

Jim.  5.   Od  tBi»  day.  which   eomprpltd 

eiieiisivel;  traced  in  the  parishn  m6re 

fail   ieth  year,  di^d    Mr.  Jnbo  Tailliy.  of 

paiticnlarly    surrounding   Slawstoii.     Mil 

patience  of  invesiifation  «aB,  indeed,  nn- 

.cripton  K  111.1  of  an  indBpeodenl  English 

—earied.    Though  a  plain,  unlettered  man. 

yeooian,  fiirming  a  small  pairrnal  esute. 

ha  wrote  an  encellent  hand  ;  and  soon  ac- 

Bii  faihfr.  Jubn  T.ilby.  dying  June  35. 

1781,  «1.53,   -bequealliBl  (0   his  son  ■ 

in  the  churches  wliieh  he  fisiied,   and  tt. 

good   name,"   and   the   family   property ; 

»eral  of  nhich   he  rr-visited,  for  the  en. 

both   of  niiirh  Ihe   son  assiduously  rulti- 

press    purpo-e   of  comparing   the    proof- 

•aled.    The  Writer  of  ihis  hesrifdt  iribuie 

sheets  (,n  the  S|>ut.     In  Nuvrmber  1799,' 

to  his  roemury  -ell   knew   and  jusily  »p- 

as  an   apology  far  not  havin!;  been  nior« 

preciated  his  metils.     Their  ■cquainiance 

expedltioUB  in  returning  *ume  pronf-she-^ii, 

commenced  at  an  early  pert[>d  of  a  labori- 

be  says:   "The   weaih«r   1ms,    uniil    the 

ous  lurTey  of  the  County  of  Leicester,  fiir 

last  week,  been  in  general  very  wet;  the 

WBleri  frequenllyout,  and  deep;  the  roads 

(particularly  our  clayey  crossroads)   tn- 

forded  by  Mr.  Tailby  would  scarcely  be 

credited  by  ihoie  -ho  were  not  perfectly 

before ;  days  short ;  wheat-seed  time  lale, 

and  tlie  journeys  he  made,  to  contiibule 

and  tedious.     Bui,  notwithiUoding  these 

all  that  wai  in  bis  po-er  to  llie  cortectneis 

impedimenli,  I  have,'  after  three  separate 

M>d  improTeuieDt  of  U»l  Work  may  be     days  ride,  visited  SkefflngiDn,Tilton,Twy- 


66 


Memoir  of  Mr.  John  Tailby. 


[Jan. 


ford,  Tugby»  and  East  Norton  Churches; 
and  trust  that  I  have  made  the  necessary 
cprrections  and  addilious  in  each  Parish.'' 

A  few  of  his  articles  it  may  be  sufHcient 
to  specify.  His  Description  of  Burrow- 
hill  is  printed  in  vol.  II.  p.  523  ;  of  a 
Cross  on  a  stone  in  the  wall  of  his  relation 
IVIr.  Warner's  bouse  at  Cranoe,  p.  554 ; 
his  Statistical  Account  of  Medbouro,  p. 
716  ;  of  Slawsion,  p.  797  ;  his  Account  of 
Garlre  Bush,  p.  791  ;  of  Tilton,  vol.  HI. 
p.  469;  of  an  Oak  Chair  at  Lubbeuham, 
p.  539;  of  Kirkoy  Ruins,  vol.  IV.  p.  6^25  y 
of  the  Bridge  and  Monument  of  Mrs.  Ed- 
Wards  and  htr  father  at  W(-lham,  p.  1047. 

The  Pedigree  of  the  Family  of  Kendall 
of  Thornton  (vol.  IV.  p.  385)— a  Family 
which  includes  in  one  of  its  branches  the 
Mother  of  Dean  Swift  —  was  niiaterially 
improved  by  Mr.  Tailby,  who«e  paternal 
gran<;father  is  therein  described  "  as  a 
worthy  yeoman ;"  and  where,  in  a  note, 
the  Historian  particularly  notices  **  his 
friend  John  Tailby ;"  and  adds,  *'to  whose 
diligeure  and  attention  I  have  been  con- 
aiderably  indebted  in  the  progress  of  these 
▼o:umes.  And  I  cheerfully  embrace  this 
opportunity  of  expressing  my  admiration 
at  tiie  skill  which  this  se'f-taupht  Genius 
has  acquired,  indecypherini^old  Registers, 
in  transcribing  obscure  Ep>taphs,  and  bla- 
zoning Coat  Armour;  aod  of  thanking 
him  ihu!«  publicly  for  the  readiness  which 
he  has  at  all  tunes  shewn  in  assisting  my 
researches.'' 

Unfortunately,  the  latter  years  of  Mr. 
Tailby  were  embittered  by  disease:  but  in 
the  paroxysms  of  bodily  disorder  his  mind 
continued  firm  ;  and  he  consoled  himself 
hy  the  perusal  of  such  bouks  as  his  own 
library,  or  the  kindness  of  the  neigh- 
bouring Clergy  (many  of  whom  knew  and 
esteemed  him),  could  supply. 

January  13,  1810,  he  thus  describes 
himself :  <*  For  the  last  six  weeks  I  have 
been  quite  laid  up,  so  as  not  to  be  able, 
for  the  first  mouth  thereof,  to  walk  across 
the  house  without  personal  assistance; 
and  my  left  hand  has  been  violently  in 
pain,  and  go  swelled,  and  entirely  useless, 
that  I  could  not  cut  my  food,  dress  or 
undress  myself — or  mend  or  make  a  pen, 
even  to'  this  day.  It  is  now  nearly  free 
from  pain,  but  quite  helpless ;"  and  adds, 
•'Though  I  have  felt  a  deal  of  very  acute 
pain  during  this  long-continued  Qt,  yet,  I 
thank  God,  my  right  hand  has  never  been 
•o  bad  but  that  I  could  use  my  pen,  uhich 
I  consider  as  a  very  great  blessing ;  and 
have  (except  the  first  three  or  four  days) 
enjoyed  very  good  health  during  the 
whole  six  weeks ;  and  my  appetite  has 
through  the  whole  time  been  good  (except 
as  before).  I  have  called  in  no  medical 
advice,  as  in  my  former  fits  of  the  gout  I 
found  scarcely  any  benefit  therefirom.  I 
ha^e  had  an  exceedingly  good  nursei  Mrs. 


Tailby,  who  has  spared  no  paiQf  in  wait- 
ing upon  and  assjsting  me,  in  aad  with 
all  things  that  were  in  her  power;  and  to 
her  very  kind  attendance,  the  efibrti  of 
Nature,  assisted  by  the  mercifuJ  bleaeiii|^ 
of  God,  do  I  attribute  ray  present  covTar 
lesceuce  ;  and  to  a  continuance  of  thoaa 
mercies  do  I  speedily  hope  for  a  total  re* 
moval  of  pain  and  swelling  from  my  liinbs^ 
and  an  entire  re-establishment  of  strength. 
Another  blessing  I  must  not  forget  to  oaen- 
tion:  to  pass  the  inactive  and  painful 
hours  away  with  some  degree  of  ease,  I 
have  been  kindly  supplied  with'  pleaaioy 
and  valuable  books  (especially  Paley's 
Works)  by  the  goodness  of  the  Re?.  Mr. 
Dance,  of  Medbourn,  and  the  Rev.  Miw 
Fenwicke,  of  Hallaton." 

In  July  1810:  '<  I  have  been  higblf 
gratified  with  the  Gothic  specimens  ftom 
Lavenbam,  which  you  was  so  good  as  to 
lend  me;  and  have  lately  had,  from  a 
neighbouring  Clergyman,  the  reading  of 
two  volumes  of  Clulmers's  '  History  of 
the  University  of  Oxford  :'  it  was  quite  a 
treat  to  me.  It  pleased  me  much  to  leo 
'Nichols's  History  of  Leicestershire,'  &c. 
so  frequently  referred  to.  1  think  the  whole 
a  pleasing  and  instructive  book  on  the 
subject.  In  a  few  days  i  am  to  bave* 
from  the  same  gentleman,  "Dugdale'i 
Monasticon,"  the  receipt  of  which  I  anti* 
cipate  with  pleasure  as  a  double  treat." 

In  October  1810,  he  says :  "  I  am  now 
reading  '  Dugdale's  Monasticon  :*  it  is  a 
pleasifng  and  instructive  book  to  all  lovera 
of  Antiquity.  I  have  just  read  Mr.  MiU 
ler's  *  Account  of  Ely  Cathedral  and-  Mo- 
nastic Buildings ;'  from  which  I  gained 
some  farther  knowledge  of  Antient  Arcbi« 
tccture,  and  derived  much  satisfaction.— 
I  have  lately  also  had  the  favour  pf 
the  reading  of  the  last  edition  of '  Miloer'a 
Winchester ;'  from  which  I  have  obtained 
much  information  and  amusement,  during 
my  confinement  to  the  chimney-corner." 

On  the  last  day  of  the  year  1813,  he 
says,  **  I  am  just  recovering  from  a  severe 
fit  of  the  rheumatic  gout,  which  again  at- 
tacked me  at  the  beginning  of  this  month 
so  violently  in  the  right  hand,  knee,  and 
foot,  that  I  could  not  walk  across  the 
house  without  personal  support  and  as- 
sistance, nor  feed  myself,  nor  write  a  word, 
for  ten  days;  and,  though  in  part  re- 
covered, am  still  lame,  and  fingers  swelled, 
stiff  and  clumsy.  In  short,  I  am  quite  an 
invalid  (although,  thank  God,  I  enjoy 
through  bis  mercy  tolerably  good  bealtb). 
Always  at  home;  except  now  and  then 
taking  a  ride  on  my  pony  an  hour  or  so 
round  my  closes,  which  are  all  contigu- 
ous to  my  dwelling,  I  have  not  been  so 
far  from  home  as  Harborough  (six  miles) 
but  once  tbi»  nearly  three  years.  Some- 
times, in  fine  weather,  ^venture  to  a  neigh- 
boariog  viHagei  a  mile  distant;  for  the 

fraqtfency 


e  OF  I 


pt^sei 


cbaracler  of  God  pieserved  bin)  amidst  Ibe 
teinpUtioiis  of  a  residence  at  College. 
In  the  different  places   id  Wbich    Mr. 


II  blesi 


:  efTec- 


tual  SEDODg 

felicity.  Ana  mere  are  iiKewtse  numoera, 
yet  in  the  land  o!  \beix  pilgrimage,  who 
owe  bim  tbeir  beat  gratitude  foi  having 
brought  and  furtbered  tbem  in  the  road 
to  that  felicity. 

It  was  not  the  happiness  of  the  Writer 
of  this  iiDpeifect  Eketeh  to  become  ac- 
qaftiDted  Kith  this  excellent  man  till  after 
fce'  came  to  reaiiie  at  West  Bromnicb. ' 
Bnt  an  acquaintance,  and  a  fiiendship,  of 
tventy  years,  by  which,  on  other  consi. 
derations  than  disparity  of  age,  he  felt 
bimtelf  much  honoured,  haTc  left  a  deep 
and  cheering  impieieion  on  his  miud,  not 
only  of  the  peculiar  integrity  and'warmlh 
of  affection  in  h:s  deceased  friend,  but  of 
what  are  ti>e  appropriate  and  essential  re- 

xeal  for  the  DiviDC  glory,  his  fervent  love 
tt  Go4(  the  tg'aii  of  bol)'  gratitude  with 


ing  eiiher  Ids  disbelief  or  denial  of  those 
docirine:>,  that  he  might  challenge  the 
mostorthodoKof  the  members  or  minister! 
of  the  Estnbliihed  Church  to  exceed  Uim, 
in  a  sense  both  nf  the  Iriilh  and  import- 
ance of  Ibe  dootrioes  of  Ibe  Trinity  of  Di- 
vine Persons  in  the  L'ajty  of  the  Godhead; 
of  human  corruption,  both  original  and 
actual  j  of  the  absolute  impotence  of  man 
without  Diiine  grace  ;  of  the  absolute  ne- 
cessity and  supreme  va!ueof  the  Redeemer 
to  alone  for  sin  i  and  of  the  absolute  ne- 
cessity and  supreme  Talue  of  the  Holy 
Spirit  to  mortify  siu  and  Jiiipire  holiness. 
Of  this  fact  the  main  teuor  of  his  preach- 
ing IS  a  sufficient  proof.  And  Ills  nritinga 
evince  the  same  dommion  of  fundamrniat 
truth  in  his  mind.  It  is  expected  that  a 
■    ■        '      ' ons  will  shortly  ap- 


i  whiel 


I  »l«*. 


»ill   1. 


from  tlie  circumstance  which  has  been 
mentioned,  of  his  early  piety  and  freedom 
from  open  sin — ■  ci 


is  Memoir  dftheReo:  William  Jessie — Obituary.        [Jkh, 


nerally  produces  a  Pharisaic  spirit  and 
belief. 

Although    Mr.    Jesse    was    peculiarly 
taruest  in  exalting  the  Uocirtue  of  grace, 
and  excluding  from  the  discovery  of  that 
scheme,  or  tUf  attainment  of  its  object, 
any  effort  of  human  learning,  yet  to  hu- 
man learning,  in  its  due  province,  he  paid 
great  re  peel;   and  was  wont  to  observe, 
that  declama'ions    against   it   come  with 
justice   and   disinterestednes<i:    only  from 
those  who  know  what   it  is. — Considering 
the  age  at  which  it  pleased  the   Almighty 
Disposer  to  call  this  exemplary  servant  to 
bis  reward,  it  is  not  to  be  wondered  at, 
that,  for  some  time  previous  to  the  event, 
bis   mind  was  peculiarly  occupied   with 
tlie  change  which  could    not   be   long  in 
coming.     This  was  the  fact ;  and,  for  a 
con.sidt:rable  period  before  his  death,  his 
iDrnd  became  increasingly  abstracted  from 
the  worid  and  worldly  things,  incapable 
of   being    interested   in   any  occupation 
Jwhich  had  nothing  to  do  with  the  journey 
be  was  about  to  -undertake,  and  busy  in 
the  contemplation^of  spiritual  and  eternal 
things.     His  friend  retains  a  feeling  recol- 
itfction  of  bis  last  visit,  when  this  vena- 
table  pastor,  repeating '  a  portion  of  one 
t>(  his  Sermons,  in  which  compassion  for 
the  souls  of  sinners  was  the  principal  sub- 
ject, was  more  than  once  interrupted  from 
proceeding  by  tears.     This,  it  is  known, 
vas  neither  tbe  first  nor  the  last  time  they 
-were  shed  on  the    same    subject ;    and 
bappy  will  it  be  for  his  flock,  if  they  are 
so  mindful  of  his  tears  that  they  may  be 
Jelled  with  joy. 

The  illness  which  was  fatal,  was  short. 
On   the   Sunday    previous  to  his  death, 
iwhich  was  likewise  the  anniversary  of  the 
Incarnation  of  the  Redeemer  —  a  double 
solemnity — he  took  his  place  in  the  House 
of  God,  and  officiated  there  with    more 
than  usual  vigour.    On  Wednesday  night, 
the  28th  of  December,  he  was  violently 
seized  with  a  complaint  to  which  he  had 
long    been    subject.     He    lived   through 
Thursday,  part  of  the  day  in  great  pain, 
but  perfectly  sensible;  and,  after  falling 
into  a  quiet  sleep  at  night,  he  expired  the 
next  morning,  at  about  two  o'clock,  uniting 
rest  in  sleep  with  the  sleep  of  death,  the 
beginning  of  tbe  eternal  rest.     Prom  the 
first,  he  was  sensible  that  he  had  received 
tbe  stroke  of  death,  and  was  henceforth 
anxious  only  to  set  his  house  in  order, 
-with  respect  both  to  temporal  and  spiri- 
tual things;  and  in  patience,  heavenly- 
mindedness,  and   a  good   hope,  he   con- 
tinued to  prepare  for  the  great  change, 
occupied  by  no  earthly  care,  but  for  his 
future  widow. 

Tbe  state  of  bis  mind  was  manifest 

from  the  pious  ejaculations  which  he  rei. 

'  peatedly  uttered^  and  especially  from  the 

frequency  with  wbicb  be  f^U  on  hit  kn«ts, 


^nd  poured  fortb  bis  soul  in  silent  aspire 
tions  to  the  God  wbo,  above  all  otber 
things,  beareth  tbe  prayer  of  tbe  heart. 

His  burial,  on  the  5th  of  January,  was, 
according  t6  his  express  desire,  very  pri- 
vate ;  and,  on  the  Sunday  after,  funesal 
sermons,  both  appropriate  and  impressive, 
were  prearhed  by  the,  Rev.  Mr.  Evans* 
who  was  his  assistant.  As  a  grateful  tes- 
timony of  respect  and  love  to  one  so  wor- 
thy of  them,  the  pulpit  was  hung  in  black, 
&nd  the  principal  inhabitadts  have  put  on  ' 
mourning. 

The  loss  of  this  good  man  will  be  long 
and  deeply  felt.  The  poor,  and  those  in 
particular  among  them  who  experienced 
his  private,  active,  and  extensjve  benevo- 
lence, will  take  their  part  in  the  general 
sorrow.  And  bis  memory  will  be  che- 
rished with  peculiar  tenderness  by  tbose 
who  best  knew  him  and  were  most  nearly 
related  to  him.  The  friend  wbo  was  bo- 
noured  with  the  office  of  committing  his 
mortal  remains  to  the  tomb,  and  wbo  has 
supplied  this  very  inadequate  memorial, 
unites  in  the  same  feeling ;  and  adds  to  it 
his  fervent  prayer,  that  alt  to  whom  this 
departed  Saint  was  dear,  will  testify  tbeir 
attachment  by  imitating  his  virtues. 

DEATHS. 
1814.    AT  Sea,   on  bis    voyage  finom 
May  23.       England  to  the  Bbst  Indies, 
Capt.  Court,  commander  of  the  Mangles. 

June  25.  At  Calcutta,  Col.  Reade,  of 
the  Bengal  establishment. 

July  II.  At  Agra,  in  the  East  Indies, 
in  her  23d  year,  Anne,  wife  of  Lieut  Jo- 
seph Taylor,  of  the  Bengal  Engineers, 
and  eldest  daughter  of  the  late  Rev.  Jdna- 
than  Boucher,  of  Epsom.  To  great  sound- 
ness of  understanding,  and  quickness  of 
apprehension,  this  amiable  young  lady 
united  a  sweetness  of  disposition,  auimsL- 
tion,  and  chearfiilness,'  which  made  ber  a 
general  favourite  with  all  who  knew  ber. 
The  weakness  occasioned  by  a  violent 
bilious  fever,  from  which,  however,  sbe 
was  recovering,  brought  on  the  premature 
delivery  of  her  third  child,  and  she  was 
hastily  torn  from  the  arms  of  her  affec- 
tionate husband,  who,  with  two  infant 
children,  lives  to  deplore  tbe  loss  of  one 
not  more  beloved  in  life  than  lamented  in 
her  death. 

Nov,  7.  Mrs.  Maria  Litchfield  Pede^^ 
sen  (born  Scott),  wife  of  Peter  Pedeiieu» 
esq.  his  Danish  Majesty's  Charge  d' Af- 
faires and  Consul  General  to  the  United 

■ 

States.  She  was  a  natiVe  of  North  America. 
Dec.  24.  In  his  74th  year,  Rev.  Jojin 
Wynter,  rector  of  Tyrinj^ham  <'.um  Fil- 
grave.  Rucks,  and  of  Exhall,  co.  Warwick. 
During  the  course  of  a  long  and  au  unim- 
peached  life,  his  mind  was  directed  by 
uusullied  uprightness,  and  his  concluct 
guided  by  tbe  most  rigid  integrity.    The 

truly 


bf  lODie  of  the  Qnt  people  in  tb>>  coiin- 
trj,  tiha  eslwmed  her  for  he>  food  seoie, 
and  tbe  |inq>riety  of  her  ootnluei.  a>  well 
Bi  for  her  ikill  *nii  (aite  id  ihe  Pme  Am. 
Tbe  'ife  of  Tbomaa  Coiitti,  eiq.  ban- 
ker, moUiM  of  Ihe  MaTcbioDHt  of  But(, 
the  Coiiautt  of  Guildford,  and  Lad;  Bur- 

In  New  OiMond-Btreet,  Bgeil  10,  Mrs. 
AppleyBrd,iiidoitof1be  late  R<ibertA.t>q. 

in  Broad -street*  buiidingt,  aged  8^, 
John  NnU,  «q. 

Aged  59,  Pbmbe,  nife  of  J.  J.  Bing, 
eiq.  of  Manavll.B[rci>l,  Gwxlmin'i' fit' till. 

Id  Soiilb-ilreel,  aged  19,  Mitt  Sandford 

Dropped  domi,  nhilit  pninj  to  CoTent- 
fardrii  Theatrr,  inJ  iiistanilr  expired, 
l»<ring  ■  wife  and  large  family,  CapU 
AnrlreirSigney,  of  ttie  Havk  packel,  Lon- 

EDsigD  Ertoard  Maguire,  6lh  West-In- 
dia regt-  «»>  of  tbe  iate  Chadea  Magoire, 
of  Cork. 

At  Cbelxa,  Honour,  wife  of  Rev.  John 

At  Paddingtoo,  John  Hardmao,  e>q. 
Isle  oF  Manchester. 

At  Cbeitsey ,  Hri.  Olitcr  YoDDg,  tistw 
'•rSirWm.  Yonog.  bart. 

GiKT.  Mao,  Jaaaan/,  1B13. 


At  Plymoutii,  J.  J.  Smith,  «*q.  an  emi- 
neni  aurgeon. 

At  SidmoDlh,  id  hit  Uth  year.  Win. 
Long  Oienham,  eaq.  of  NEwbouie,  p<M- 

county,  whiuh  deacand  lo  bia  uaphew 
John  AcLland,  esq.  of  FairOeld,  Somerset. 

Ai  Bimitaple,  agtti  9B,  Lieut, -cokiael 
Cockburn. 

At  DartoMui^i,  Harriet,  ooly  rcmainiag 
child  of  George  Porter,  atq,  comptroller  of 

Al  Culyton,  JohD  SampioD,  ciq.  a  ma- 
giitrale  fbr  the  county. 

Rer.  Benedict  Periog,  of  AliMagtpa, 
recuir  of  ibt  united  pansbei  of  St.  Mary 
Arches  and  St.  Oiave,  Exeter. 

AIWhilely,DearLifton,agedT!t,  Lieut.*  ' 
col.  Thnmaa  Wooicombe,  formerly  of  tb« 


At  .Blindfbrd,  Mn.  Saragc,  reHct  <4 
Francia  Saiage,  esc).  of  IrelsDd,  aad 
daughter  of  the  late  Cbarlea  Domrlle,  eiq, 
Sanlry-bmwa,  Dublin. 

Ai'ihtm.— At  Slocfcton,  Jamet  Walkar, 
eH).  one  of  tbe  ■Idangaen  of  that  eorpo- 


12 


90         Obituary;  with  Anecdotes  of  remarkable  PersonSk        [JaV. 


J?»tfV.— At  Chelmsford,  aged  72,  Rev. 
W.  Cooper. 

At  Harwich,  Capt.  Wm.  Haggis,  a  ca- 
pital burgess,  and  formedy  commander 
of  the  Argus  rerenue-cutter,  of  ibat  port. 

At  Boreham,  Thomas  Alien,  esq.  many 
3rears  clerk  to  the  magistrates  of  the  divi- 
sion of  Witham. 

Jane  Elizabeth,  wife  of  Rer.  Thomas 
Raines,  ofHalstead. 

Gloucestershire. "-^kt  Gioncester,  iu  his 
84th  year,  Giles  (Jrecn'<way,  esq.  one  of 
the  senior  aldermen,  and  many  years 
chamberlain  of  that  corporation. 

Aged  61,  Mr.  B  Villiers,  Hate  master 
of  Sir  Thomas  Rich's  Blue  School  Hospi- 
tal, Gloucester. 

At  Cheltenham,  aged  60,  the  wife  of 
Major  Grabham. 

Ai  Bristol,  aged  32,  the  wife  of  Lieut.- 
col.  Lomax. 

Hants, — At  Portsmouth,  John  Reay, 
esq.  barrack-master  at  Port  Cumberland. 
He  was  an  emment  pattern  of  unaffected 
piety  and  true,  benevolence. 

At  Portsmouth,  Capt.  Nash,  barrack- 
liiaster. 

At  Clay  field,  near  Southampton,  Charles 
Macketf,  esq. 

Urania  Catherine  Camilla,  wife  of  Rev. 
'Henry  Wake,  rector  of  Over  W  allop. 

At  Bursledon,  aged  54,  John  Tyson, 
esq.  some  years  ship-builder  at  that 
yard,  and  formerly  clerk  of  the  survey  at 
Woolwich. 

At  St.  Cross,  aged  21,  Diana,  third 
daughter  of  Rev.  Wm.  Rawlins,  M.A.  rec- 
tor of  Tevemal,  Nntrs. 

Herefvtdshne* — A«  Hereford,  Mr.  Henry 
Jones,  soliiciior;  who  has  bequeathed  le- 
^ctes  to  a  considtrrable  amount  to  cha- 
ritable institutions. 

At  Huntington,  Mr  John  Lund,  late  of 
York,  a  very  ingenious  man,  who  in  1777 
was  appointed  by  a  society  of  gentlemen 
to  inspect  the  turnery-manufactories  at 
Nuremberg,  in  Germany,'  and  on  bis  re- 
turn was  presented  with  the  freedom  of 
York. 

Kent. — At  Canterbury,  George  Frazer, 
esq.  paymaster  of  2d  batt.  9th  reg. 

At  Rochester,  I.  Nightingale,  esq.  col- 
lector <of  the  customs. 

At  Biddenham,  R.  Beale,  esq.  farmer. 

Lancashire.  —  At    Liverpool,    Hannah, 
~  wife  of  Capt  Simon  Mounsdon.    . 

At  Liverpool,  aged  64,  Maj.  M'Kenzie. 

At  Le>ps  c  House,  near  Liverpool,  aged 
61,  Wm.  P<'wnall,  esq.  some  years. part- 
ner in  a  manufacluriog  house  in  tjie  pot- 
teries. 

At  Manchester,  aged  33,  John  Close 
Townsend,  esq.  eldest  son  of  the  late  Wm. 
T.  e«>q.  of  Ardwick-place. 

At  Manchester,  Caroline  Worsley, 
youngest  daughter  of  Col.  Silvester. 

At  Lt-ylaod,  Juhn  Ainsworth,  esq;  for- 
merly of  Preslfopi  solicitor. 


Leicestershire, — At  Leicester,  aged  70, 
Mr.  John  Moore,  of  London.  He  arrived 
with  a  view,  as  be  said,  of  ending  bis  days 
wHh  his  twe  sons  and  son-in-law,  residcal 
at  Leicester.  On  leaving  the  coach  ht 
appeared  severely  indiiiposed,  andexpirfd 
in  about  four  hours.  Mr.  Raiket,  of 
Gloucester,  has  generally  been  considered 
as  the  first  person  who  engaged  in  the 
praiseworthy  undertakmg  of  establisbioi^ 
Sunday-schools,  in  1784  :  but  it  is  known 
thai  Mr.  Moore  devoted  bis  Sundays  to 
the  instruction  of  the  poui  children  of  Lei- 
cester, in  reading  and  writing  so  far  back 
as  1778.  He  had  a  turn  fur  literature, 
and  had  devoted  his  leisure  hoars  to  tbe 
composition  of  various  reli.eious  tracts, 
which  were  found  in  his  trunk  in  an  un- 
finished  state,  and  which  as  it  appeared, 
he  had  made  airangeuiei.ts  tor  revising  and 
completing  m  his  reuTement. 

At  Uiverscrofi  Abbey,  Charnwood  Fo- 
rest, at  an  advanced  age,  'Mrs.  Ritby, 
Qi'ither  of  Thomas  Roby  Burgin,  esq. 

lAncoln$hire.^—W.  Stamford,  aged  57, 
John  Pepper,  gent,  many  years  steward  to 
the  latf  and  present  maiquis  of  Exeter. 

Ai  Louih,  aged  45,  Mr.  Geurge  L'Oste, 
son  of  the  late  Frederick  L'Osie,  esq.  fie 
had  laiely  returned  from  a  uioe-yeara  cap- 
tivity in  France. 

Ar  Louth,  aged  79.  ^V»n.  Hyde,  gent' 

At  Bobton,  aged  80,  Thomas  Jarvis, 
esq.  many  years  resuient  at  Bicker. 

At  Gainsborough,  aged  30.  Joanna,  wife 
of  John  Campbell  Flint.  M.  D.  uf  Retford. 

At  rh»^ddtethorpe,  aged  61,  Rev.  Tho- 
mas Taylor. 

Nurfolk.^ki  Norwirb,  ag«»d  74,  Mrf^ 
Eiwin,  lelict  >>Th<*s.  Eiwin    4>sq. 

Aged  83,  Mrs.  Hamond,  relict  df  Riev. 
Dr.  Hamond,  prebendary  of  Norwich  Ca- 
thedral. 

At  Holt  Mr.  W.  B.  Smith,  son  of  tbe 
late  and  brother  of  the  present  rector  of 
that  place,  and  partner  in  the  find  of  Say 
and  SoiHh,  Mauch^stei. 

At  Aldboroiigh,  aged  65,  John  Gay, 
esq.  many  years  an  active  magistrate  for 
the  county. 

At  Harleston,  agerl  76«  Harriet,  relict 
of  Maurice  Dreyer,  gent,  of  London,  only 
daughter  of  Wm.  Hale,  esq.  late  of  Bun- 
gay. 

Northumberland.'-  At  North  Shields,  Mr. 
George  Brown,  a  mau  of  considerable 
literal  y  attaiuiuents. 

Notts.-^Ax.  Bramcote,  dged  85,  Samuel 
Aisiab4e,  esq.  late  agent  to  Lt>rd  Middle^ 
ton 

Salop.'-'At  Shrewsbury,  aged  531,  Va- 
lentine Vickers,  esq.  of  Cranniere,  whose 
superior  attainments,  united  with  extraor- 
dinary perseverance  in  business,  render 
his  death  a  public  loss. 

At  Ludlow,  in  his  75th  year,  M.  Donne, 
M.  D.  of  Gately  Park,  co.  Hereford. 

Th« 


auf.  a  Dutcb  merchant. 

At  Brighton,  Jamn  Blair,  »q.  brother 
of  Ibe  laic  Dr.  Blair,  And  Uu  partner  in 
the  bouse  at  Blair,  Napier,  tad  Co. 
CharleitOD,  SonUi  Cucolina. 

At  Rattan.  >g«<l  16.  CharloUe,  rl'le^t 
daughter  of  Inijo  Thomas,  nq. 

fyvviicishire.— At  Bircnin^l^sin,  I^uia, 
third  daughierof  Georfe  Male,  M.O. 

At  Erdinglon-cottage,  ihc  midence  of 
bii  brother- ia-1a«  Mr.  Paul,  of  Birming- 
liaiD,  aged  41,  Alexander  Millar,  aq. 
htc  of  Jamaica. 


At  Biahapitroir,  Mrs.  Eyre,  relict  of 
Dr.  Eyre,  late  minitlerof  Wily. 

or  ao  apopleclic  teizfire,  John  Heath, 
■M).  banker  and  attorney,  ol  Chippenbam. 

At  CorabaiD,  aged  it,  Mr.  Henry  Poole, 

IVorctittrshke.  —  At  Worcester,  ajted 
SO,  Mn.  Margaret  Jsckion,  eldest  daugh- 
ter of  the  late  William  Bacbc,  «jq.  of 
Cardtey-ball,  Sta&inl. 


At  lagbircbworth,  uear  Peai«laDe,  aged 
S6,  Mr.  Jobn  Camoi.  «ha  baa  left  \WI. 
to  Ibe  Sheffield  Cbarity-tcbnol. 

Walei.— Al  Beaumarit,  Ite*.  Tbos.  E. 
.Owes,  rector  of  Llaodyfrydog,  Angleiea, 
of  iibich  county  he  was  many  year*  an 
able,  acii»e,  and  upright  magnlrate. 

At  Iteaumari),  Mrs.  Williams,  relict  of 
Ker.  Richard  Williaaii,  of  Eodafax,  An' 
glesea,  »nd  late  rector  of  LI anrbydd lad- 
Aged  S3,  JoMph  Daciea.eiq.  of  Ssaniea. 
At  Coroiit-hali,  co.  Flint,  aged  i2,  R<«*r 
£lli>,  efn-  high  iheiiff  (if  the  county. 

At  Bala,  aged  60,  Mrs.  Charles,  relict 
of  Rer.  Tbumat  Charles  (lee  volume 
LXXXIV.  Part  11.  p.  500).  She  had, 
for  ihe  last  30  yean,  carried  on  nn 
eKiensive  business,  from  vbidi  ihe  latelr 
retirc'J,  aficr  realizing  an  iodependence ; 
and  it  irat  by  the  industry  of  ibii  ei- 
ceMeat  woman  that  Mr.  Cliarl 


l>^d    t 


ilously.    , 


'ial    laboiin 
1   Narlh  and    Soutl^ 


9%         Obituary ;  with  Anecdotes  of  remarkable  Persona^       [Jao* 


of  Admiral  Haxoke,  from  his  havbg  evinced 
nach  gallantry  ia  several  of  that  renowned 
Commander's  engagement^,  and  being  su- 
perlatively proud  of  his  laurels.  He  con- 
tinued some  time  in  the  service  of  his 
King  and  Country^  during  the  present 
reign  ;  was  the  oldest  inhabitant  and  bur> 
gess  of  Aberystwith ;  and,  notwithstand- 
ing his  age  and  loss  of  sight,  attended  and 
voted  at  the  last  election  for  Cardigan. 

In  his  68ih  year,  William  Morgan^  esq. 
of  Growan,  naar  Merthyr  TidviHe. 

Rev.  John  Lloyd,  of  Brunant,  parish 
of  Cayo,  CO.  Carmarthen ;  a  trul^  bene- 
volent and  estimable  character. 

Scotland.  -»  At  Edinburgh,  William 
Toulis,  esq.  sen.  of  Woodhall. 

At  Greenock,  aged  81,  J6hn  Buchanan, 
esq.  merchant,  formerly  one  of  the  magi* 
strates  of  that  town. 

At  Elgin,  aged  83,  Rev^  John  Grant, 
one  of  the  ministers  of  that  place. 

At  Colmonell,  in  his  89tb  year,  and 
56th  of  his  ministry,  Rey.  James ^ochrie. 

At  Stobo-castle,  Lady  Elizabeth  Mont- 
fomery. 

At  Htlloa-house,  aged  49,  Lieut-col^ 
Alexander  DeaSf  of  Hilton. 

At  Burntfield  Links,  aged  S9,  Capt. 
John  Simpson,  27th  foot. 

At  Kilmarnock,  Sir  David  M.  Cunning- 
hame,  bart. 

At  Seabank-housel'y  Robert  R.  Cunning- 
kame,  esq.  of  Auchenharvie. 

lasLAHD. — At  Ballyre,  Cork,  the  wife 
of  Crofton  Uniacke,  esq. 

At  Garadice,  Leitrim,  W.  P.  Percy,  esq. 

At  Guernsey,  on  his  return  from  Spain, 
Major  George  Thompson,  R.  A.  nephew 
of  Mr.  W.  Thompson,  of  Birmingham. 

Abroad.  >—  At  Paris,  M.  Parmentier, 
the  celebrated  French  chemist  4  an  inde- 
fatigable contributor  to  the  AnnaUs  <U 
Chimie, 

At  Paris,  Mrs.  J.  L.  Bclasyse,  widow  of 
Hon.  T.  Belasyse,  brother  to  Viscount 
Fauconberg. 

At  Paris,  M.  Delille,  the  most  distin* 
fuished  poetical  author  France  has  yet 
produced;  and,  although  the  eulogium 
which  his  successor  has  passed  on  his  va- 
ned  and  unrivalled  talents  ts  highly  co- 
loured, it  may  be  read  without  any  por- 
tion of  that  disgust  which  arises,  on  all 
other  occasions,  from  a  perusal  of  the 
txuberance  of  French  adulation.  M.  Cam- 
penon,  after  condoling  with  the  Class  on 
the  loss  of  so  great  a  poet,  gives  a  history 
4ti  his  literary  efforts.  From  this  it  ap- 
pears, "that,  attracted  by  the  beauties 
of  the  immortal  Virgil,  he  attempted,  at 
an  early  age,  to  translate  the  Georgics 
into  French  verse  3  in  which  he  so  com- 
pletely succeeded,  that  the  whole  host  of 
French  Critics  of  that  day  combined  to 
mn  him  down ;  but  they  could  only  blame 
him  for  following  his  original  with  exceg' 
jstve  fivleliis:.  and  with  addms  ^  ^  Sftciri^ 


legions  embellishments.  This  trapslalioD 
drew  from  Frederick  the  Great  the. follow- 
ing remarkable  expression :  that  it  w^9 
the  most  original  woik  which  bad  ap- 
peared in  France  for  a  long  lime.  Thitf 
work,  which  is  considered  as  his  ch^ 
d'teuvrej  was  written  while  he  was  pursu- 
ing his  studies  at  the  University ;  and  ifc 
was  afterwards  adopted  by  thi^t  Eatabl^h- 
ment  as  the  only  translation  which  seemed 
to  prove  the  affinity  between  ibe  two  lan- 
guages. His  siudy  of,  and  partiality  to, 
Virgil,  gave  him  the  idea  of  writing  a 
counterpart  to  the  *  Georgics,'  under  the 
title  *  Les  JardinsJ*  ViigiPs  great  effort 
was  adapted  to  the  simplicity  of  the  an- 
tique taste  and  primitive  manners;  but 
Delille  endeavoured  to  introduce  in  hit 
*Jardins*  all  the  luxuries  of  modern  civi- 
lization. He  wished  to  connect  grandeur 
and  opulence  with  a  taste  for  those  simplf 
pleasures  which  tond  to  the  embeilishmeiit 
of  a  country  residence.  This  poem  ia  a»> 
serted  to  have  led  to  the  abolishing  of 
that  unnatural  symmetry  which  prevailed 
in  the  laying-out  of  French  estates,  and 
the  introducing  of  romantic  parks,  similar 
to  those  which  embellish  the  landed  pro* 
perty  of  the  English.  He  afterwards,  at 
rather  an  advanced  period  of  life,  tranf- 
lated  the  iEneid,  by  which  his  former 
well-earned  fame  was  by  no  means  deto- 
riorated.  His  *  Hommet  des  Champs*  waa 
written  after  he  had  visited  antient  Greecf^ 
and  seen,  from  Constantinople,  the  moat 
magni6cent  prospectswhich Nature  offerp 
to  the  aight  of  man.  For  many  years  he 
occupied  his  leisure  in  writing  a  variety  of 
poems,  all  of  which  acquir^l  a  deserved 
celebrity ;  but  the  work  which,  in  the  Uls- 
ter periods  of  his  career,  made  the  most 
noise  in  France,  was  a  translation  of  A^iV 
ton's  *  Paradise  Lost,'  of  which  our  Coun- 
try has  become  so  proud,  ever  since  sbf 
was  enabled  to  discover  its  transcendenl 
merits.  In  this  attempt,  JDelille  is  gene- 
rally considered  to  be  a  free  imitator  Of 
an  unequal  but  unparalleled  model."-* 
His  other  principal  poems  were—**  Inqui^ 
silion,"  *'  Pity,"  **  Conversation,"  and 
"The  Three  Kingdoms  of  Nature."  Like 
most  other  Authors,  however,  he  appeara 
to  hare  left  his  posterity  nothing  bu(  h«i 
writings ;  which,  as  his  Eulogist  justly 
observes,  «  Death  cannot  destroy,  no? 
Time  annihilate." 

In  the  South  of  France,  Mrs.  Devine«» 
of  May.fair,  who  has  left  60.000/.  to  a 
gentleman  not  very  nearly  related  to  her< 
About  seven  years  ago,  having  received  a 
letter  from  her  nephew,  an  officer  in  th^ 
Army,  condoling  with  her  on  her  illness, 
supposed  to  be  dangerous,  and  which  be 
attributed  to  old  age,  she  cancelied  her 
will,  in  which  he  was  made  l^ir,  aad  h» 
is  now  cut  off  with  a  legacy  ofSOO^t, 

At  Blois,  France,  the  wtfe  of  Ca^t  Qet« 
jamin  Waikeri  It.  N. 

AX 


MiKWlratea,  whidi  offices  he  filled  witb 
grew  t«fpecttbilitf.  and  ^delliy. 

Jane,  w,fe  of  Mr.  H.  Fitzpatrlck,  Dublin. 

Jan.  i.  In  Brunswick  -  iquare,  Janie* 
Morilet,  eiq. 

In  bPT  B24  year,  Mr*.  Bingler,  of  Ta- 

At  Deomirk-bill,  F.  Gree-i,  esq. 

In  her  6Qih  year,  Ura.  Dabc&e,  of 
Tale-place,  Uammertmith, 

At  Bow,  near  Cariiile,  aged  61,  Lydia, 
wife  of  John  Parker,  etq.  who  lived  lu  >ee 
aeren  generi  ■  '"         -    '  -  ■-    -- 


:    bl-furfl 


i    Ihrei 


vbat  u  more  singular,  ii  appears  thai  (he 
name  oF  Jolm  Norman  haa  been  unirersal 
in  berbmily  ;  her  father's  name  wag  John 

Parker);  her  son,  grandson,  and  ^reat 
graiidion,  sere  named  John  Norman : 
Ibe  lact  four  are  all  liTing. 

Al  Parnham,  the  Mom  noble  William 
John  Kerr.  Marquis  and  Earl  of  Lolhian, 
Eut  of  Ancnira,  K.  T  &e.  fco.  His 
L(ird8hl(>  was  bi.rn  in  1737,  and  is  suc- 
ceeded by  hil  eldest  son,  William,  Earl 
of  Aiicraai.  He  was  one  of  itae  oldeH 
generals  ia  ibe  Armf ,  and  by  his  decease 
tbe  catsadcy  sf  the  3d  Dragoons,  or 
Scotch  Gr«f  3,  aa  wdl  as  a  gieea   ribbon, 


in  America,  Juae  SI,  nSO,  and  wif  cre- 
ated a  Bamnet  Feb.  33,  IBOG.  He  mar- 
ried first,  M  a Tj' -Catharine,  ooIt  child  lud 
beir  oi  the  Re>.  Theobald  Micbell,  of 
Horsham,  in  Sussex  j  and  lecondly,  EIU 
kabeth  Jane  Sidnev,  only  dangliler  sod 
beire^a  of  William  Perv,  of  Penshurst,  in 
Kent,  esq.  by  bath  of  nliniii  he  had  issue. 
By  the  fir.t  lady,  be  bait  Halea,  married 
to  Robert  Parker,  of  Maid^tuoa.  in  Kent, 
eii). ;  Mary  Catharine,  who  died  nuinar- 
rird  i  and  Timiilhy  (who  aucceedi  to  Ibt 
title),  bom  Sepiember  HJS,  M.  P.  for 
Ne.i'-Shoreham,  in  Sussex,  who  tnarried, 
October  l-lBl,  Eliiabelb,  daughter  of 
Charles  Pilfold,  of  Effingham,  in  Surrey, 
gent,  by  whom  be  bis  Percy-Byasha,  Eli- 
zabeth, Hellen,  died  yuun;;  Mary,  H<t- 
len,  Margaret,  and  Juhn. — By  nia  seconi] 
lady,  Sir  By sa he  had,  1.  Arritna,  wife  oT 
Francis  Aicken,  esq.  captain  of  the  5tb 
Dragoon  Gnirds ;  2,  Juhn,  of  Penihurtt. 
esq.  who  took  the  name  of  Sidney,  bi  heir 
to  his  nioLber,  and  married  Henrietta- 
Frances,  seventh  duightar  of  the  la(e  Sir 
Henry  Himtoke,  of  Wingerworth,  in  Der- 
byshire, hart,  by  whom  he  ha*  fiuiily- 
Elizabeih,  and  Phil^i-Chartei  i  3.  Eliza- 
Jane-Caroline,  wife  of  the  Kct.  Joseph 
Harrii. 


Ohituary. — Meteorological  Diary. 


fJaft. 


Uurii,  of  Turvilc,  in  Buchi ;  4.  Philip, 
*ha  died  Bom&riiedj  5.  Percf-JohD,  died 

5DUd|;;  6.  Roben,  oplain  of  ihe  Welt. 
lent  militi*  ;  1.  Algernoiin-Uyiiibe,  died 
^ung. — Tbii  family  is  sF  hi^h  antiquily 
ki  the  couniy  nC  Suaieii,  and  ia  descended 
hy  tlie  female  fniDi  WiilJao)  tbe  Cooque- 
tor.  Sir  BysilM  aas  Ehe  boq  of  Timolby, 
Mtn  of  Jobn,  IDD  of  Timutby,  sua  of  John, 
aon  of  Richard,  Ihird  son  of  Henry  Shel- 
ley, of  Wonnmgburtl,  in   Sussex,  esq.  ; 


An.    12.  At 


1  CUpbim- 
'nber76Lb 


.       .  if  Tb™.  J 

Mq.  laic  Keeper  of  tbe  Records  in  the 
Tover  of, London,  and  daoghter  of  the 
Rev.  Philip  Motanl,  Ihe  learned  His- 
loriau  of  Esse  v.  Few  people  hare 
passed  ibrough  life  more  generally  re- 
ipecied  and  eileemed,  ai  the  oNmerous 
and  lasiing  friendships  ■hicb  she  enjoyed 
(inply  leitify.  Her  conduct  in  her  ovn 
family  vae  >o  unexceptionable  on  all  oc- 
casions, that  Ihe  only  coolest  >eeaied  to 
be,  «ho  ibould  ierre  her  best  and  lore 
nay  be  truly  aaid  never  Id 


bate  I 

Ihey  w 


td  of  her 


r  of  tl 
iciety. 


An.  14, 

ioCornoall,  Rev.  Char!  ea  May  son,  D.D. 
rector  of  Lezant,  aiid  formerly  fellow  of 
Wadbaoi  college.  Oxford.  His  clear  and 
visoroui  nndentanding,  his  infleiible  in- 
tegrity, and  his  ardent  deiire  to  promote 
}be  public  gnud,  rendered  him  an  able 
•nd  >cti*e  oagiEtrale.  As  a' neighbour, 
he  vBi  kind  and  hospitable  j  at  a  friend. 


lealoua  and  conitant  j  as  K  Cbratian  mi- 
nistrr,  pious  and  diti^nC,  withoai  enthu- 
siasm or  ostentation.  In  upholding  tba 
welfare  of  the  C'horcb  and  State,  keibnHik 
frtnn  no  difficulty,  aad  sought  no  conoeal- 

tiously  held,  he  fearlessly  ayowed  and 
strenuously  maintained,  leaving  an  ex- 
ample most  worthy  of  imitation  in  tbaa* 
days   of  affected   candour   and  ■porioii* 

Vol.  LXXXIV.  Part  ii.  p.  i07.  ArOtttr 
Philip  (1101  PbillipO.  vics-adminl  of  t)i« 
red,  was  the  ion  of  Jacob  Fhillip,  m 
native  of  Fnncfort,  who  lelilad  in  Bog- 
land,  and  maintained  bis  family  by  teaob- 
ing  language*.     Hia  mother  wai  an  Bif. 


October 


Ha   < 
ITSB,    entered    the    pwal 


1755, 


tenant  in  1769.  During  tbe  Peace  of  - 
1763,  he  was  in  the  Portogueae  service,  ' 
wbiub  he  quitted  in  177Bj  and,  in  tb« 
year  following,  he  wai  made  mait«r 
and  commander ;  and  post  captain  >■ 
178],  when  be  wai-appointed  to  tbe  Ba- 
rope,  a  60  gon  ship,  m  which  be  wai  *e< 
tively  employed  in  lb*  Indian  Seat.  Oa 
bis  return  to  England,  he  was  appointed 
commodore  lo  tbe  little  squadron  which 
took  out  tbe  Convii,<ta  to  Botany  Bay,  of 
which  Settlement  he  waa  the  first  govor- 
Bor,  where  be  retDained  until  1799.  Sinca 
bis  return  lo  hii  native  Country,  he  bw 
chiefly  lived  in  retirement,  Grai  at  Ly- 
mington,  and  afterwards  at  and  near  Ba^, 
where  he  died,  witbwut  issue,  having  been 
twice  married.  He  was  successively  pn>. 
mated  lo  the  rank  of  rear-adminl  of  Ite 


Mbtbobological  Table  for  January,  1S15.   By  W.  Cart,  Strand. 
Height  of  PahreDhi  Height  of  Fahrenheit'*  ThemMiietcr. 


PKICE  OF  FLOUR,  pet  Sack,  J»nii»iy  23:  5ii.  U.  60i. 

RETURN  OF  WHRAT,  in  Mark  Liine,  inclu.ling  only  frum  Jan.  9  to  Jan.  14; 

Total  7,386  Quarters.     Average  60j.  6irf.— 5«.  lOfrf.  lower  thai)  latt  R«tU[D. 

OATMEAL,  per  llall  ol  iAQ\bs.  Avoirdupoia,  Jan.  3L,   Sis.  2d. 

AVERAQK  PRICE  of  SUGAR,  Jan.  25,  7Ji.  Ijrf, 

PRICE  OF  HOPS,  IN  THE  BOROUGH    MARKET,  January  23: 

Kent  Bags 5/.   lOi.  If>    8/.  ISi.  I  Kent  PockeU  61.  lOi.  to    91.    9, 

Snsaex  Uiilo  5/.     Si.  to     7(.   lOi.     Su-«ex  Uiuo  ,„ 6/.    4i.  lo     SI     Oi! 

Ea^a  Ditto 11.     Oi.  10     »;.   lOi.  I  Fatnham  Ditto IQl.     I),,  to  13t     Oj, 

AVERAGE  PRICE  OP  HAY  AND  STRAW,  January  83: 

St  Jsmea's.Hay  il.5s.  Straw  W.  ]3i.  &J.— Whitechapel,  Hay  iL  I61.  Od.  .'ilraw  1/.  ]6t.M 

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SMITHFIELD,  January  23       Tn  link  the  Offal— per  Stone  of  8Iba. 

Beef **-  **  '"  6'-  *rf'  I  IJ"n<» .-....., none. 

Muitou ^ i'-  Od,  to  61,  6<l-  Head  of  Catrlfl^t  Market  Jao.  9; 

Veal  6s.  0.1.   to  81.  id.  Beasts  about  1,970  Cal*e<  105. 

Pork  5'-  9rf-  to  6j,  W.  j        Sheep l?,Ml).  Pigi     320 

COAE).  January  25:    Newcastle  45.   Orf,— 56.   3^     Sunilerrand  39i.  Orf.— 49i.  ftt 
!^>AP.  VcHow.  !)4i.  Mottled  lU4i.  Curd  lOSi.  CANDLES,  14<.0if.  perlJoi.  Houldi  15^.  6d. 
TALLOW,  pFi  Stone,  alb.  St.  Janui't  V  U.  Clara  Harkat  Of.  Od.  WUtrchapd  Si.  3jd. 


[     96      1 
THt  AVERAGE  FRrCKS  at  Naticaile  Canal  Srakii  and  oilier  F>er»TT,  iU 

Jan.  1815  (to  Lhe  96l)i),  at  the  OfDte  of  Mr.  Scott,  38,  New  Diidge-ilrMt,  LODdOD— 
Monmrniih  Canal,   1I3JI.  ci  dmilend  10/.  clear —QramlJaDction,  3!I(U.  3S3f.  e>  half 

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THE    GENTLEMAN'S  MAGAZINE, 
For   FEBRUARY,   1815. 


'aoK 


Mr.  UftB^N,  Feb.  11. 

FINDING  from  Mr.  BeUhatn*i 
second  Paper  in  your  Magazine, 
that  he  bad  a  third  in  re«er¥e  for  your 
^pplement,  1  have  waited  fur  the 
pierttsai  of  ib  contents,  before  I  tent 
j]iHi  any  reply  to  hris  answer  to  mj 
-  Addreis.  Of  this  last  production  I 
vUl  only  say  at  present,  that,  in  re- 
toni  for  your  indulgence,  he  should 
baye  sent  you  something  with  the 

fraoe  of  novelty  to  recommend  it. 
Dt  this  is  nothing  but  a  re»rechai^e 
(if  1  may  be  allowed  to  coin  a  word 
'  lor  the  occasion)  of  what  he  first 
included  io  his  Calm  Inquiry,  and  af** 
terwardf  in  bis  Claims  of  Or  Priestley  i 
'  iwd,  fostead  of  being  a  Review  df 
JBp.  Hartley »  Controversy  with  Dr. 
^HesUey^  is  an  imperfect  and  unfair 
'  ttatemeot  of  a  single  fragment  of  the 
cotitroversy.     But  of  this  more  here- 
after.    At  present  1  shall  advert  only 
to  his  reply  to  my  Address,  which  is 
na answer  to  it,  but  a  mere  re-asser- 
tion of  his  opinion  of  Bishop  Horsley's 
defeat,  as  he  calU  it,  and  a  re-statcd 
•ammary  of  the  Bishop's  reasons  for 
the  existence  of  an  orthodox  Uebrew 
Church  at  ^lia  in  the  time  of  Adrian, 
without  any  attempt  to  disprove  the 
existence  or  the  orthodoxy  ot  the 
Hebrew  Church.     He  leaves  to  his 
Postscript^  what  ought  to  have  been 
the  chief  subject  of  his  Paper.     And 
even  there,  instead  of  expiaioing  why 
the  Jews  could  not  answer  our  Savi- 
our's question,  he  gives  a  very  insuf- 
ficient answer  of  his  own;  which  is  no 
reply  to  me,  because  it  does  not  ac- 
count for  the  silence  of  the  Jews. 
An  impartial  solution  of  their  diffi- 
culty  would  have    shewn  why    the 
question  respecting  Christ,   **  whose 
Son  is  he?"  is  not  a  plain  matter  of 
£sict.     But  I  need  not  say  more  here, 
as  I  have  given  a  full  account  of  the 
defects  of  Mr.  Belsham's  answer,  in  a 
Second  Address   to  Persons   calling 
themselves  Unitarians. 
*     yours,  &c.        T.  St.  David's. 


Mr.  Urban,  JF^p^.  II.. 

SEVERAL  Correspondents  who 
have  lately  favoured  you  with 
observations  on  what  are  called  the 
Imprecatory  .Psalms,  or  others  who 
have  scruples  concerning  the  use  of 
these  Psalms,  would  fiud  their  ac- 
count, I  think,  in  consulting  a  letter 
of  the  late  Dr.  Townson  on  the  sub- 
ject, printed  in  his  Life,  p.  Izxi.  The 
letter  was  addressed  to  a  living  orna- 
ment of  the  Peerage.  The  leamed 
Author  regards  these  Psalms  as  eitber 
monitory  or  prophetic ;  and  obseryef, 
that  the  three  most  remarkable '  of 
this  sort,  thexxxvth.  Izixth.  and  cixtb* 
nay  on  the  best  grounds  (as  he  shews) 
be  considered  as  prophetic.  I  will  onlj 
add,  that  when  St.  Peter  cites  twor 
clauses  of  these  Psalms,  as  fulfilled  In 
the  case  of  Judas,  apd  cites  them  ia 
the  imperative  form,  *'  Let  his  habi- 
tation be  desolate,'*  '*  His  Bishopric 
let  another  take,"  Acts  i.  20.  this 
does  not  seem  to  favour  the  hypothe- 
sis of  tho8ecritics,who  would  frans/i?^ 
them  in  iUefuture^  however  justifia 
ble  they  may  be  in  understanding 
them  as  equivalent  to  the  future^  or 
predictive  of  impending  evils. 

Yours,  &c.  R.  C. 


Mr.  Urban,  Feb.  IS. 

THERE  is  a  material  omission  in 
(he  introductory  description  of 
the  Prayer,  p.  37.  b.  It  should  have 
been  called,  **  A  Morning  Prayer  for 
youn^  people  of  ail  classes  and  de- 
scriptions, except  Christians,''^  There 
is  no  acknowledgment  of  527z  in  it,  no 
petition  for  pardon^  no  mention  of 
that  name  in  which  Christians  are 
commanded  to  pray.  It  is  introduced 
under  the  signature  B,  and  perhaps 
comes  from  the  Essex-street  school. 
It  is  clearly  fit  only  for,  and  excusable 
in,  those  who  never  heard  of  Christ, 
or  those  who  have  rejected  him,  and 
say,  "  We  will  not  have  this  man  for 
our  Lord  and  Advocate.'*         R.  C. 

Mr» 


100 


Essay  6n  Punning. 


[Feb. 


Mr.  Urbaw,  Feb.  15. 

COMMON  as  the  thin^j  i«,  there 
are  few  subjects  which  stand  in 
greater  need  of  illustration  thaa  that 
of  PuNiriNG;  which  I  will  endeavour, 
through  the  medium  of  your  publi- 
cation, to  elucidate. 

Some  are  proud  oi punning;  others 
affect,  or  have  worked  themselves  up 
to  such  a  contempt  of  it,  that  they 
lose  their  patience  when  it  is  attempt- 
ed, and  bestow  the  overflowings  of 
their  scorn,  not  always  unmixed  with 
hatred,  on  the  unhappy  Punster. 
Both  are  perfectly  wt-ong.  What 
then  is  it  ?  Is  it  wit  ?  Certainly  not. 
Is  it  stupidity  ?  As  clearly  not.  What 
then  is  it  ?  In  one  word,  it  is  playing 
the  fool,  "  Dulce  eU  desipere  in 
ioeoy*  it  is  delightful  to  be  foolish  at 
fit  times:  so  thinks  the  witty  man, 
and  does  it  for  his  own  amusement ; 
but  he  times  it  welly  and  he  amuses 
others  also.  U  is  a  fine  thing  to  do 
any  thing  which  a  witty  man  does; 
id  thinks  the  dull  mai,  and  he  labours 
lo  pun:  but  he  does  it  right  or 
wrong,  without  discerning  th6  time, 
and  he  puts  people  out  of  patience, 
and  out  of  humour.  Nothing  can 
Ibc  more  correct  than  the  following 
distinction,  which  I  have  often  tried 
to  inculcate,  but  without  much  effect, 
because  the  ground  of  it  was  not 
rightly  understood :  **  A  dull  man 
0»pirts  to  pun ;  a  witty  man  conde- 
scends to  do  it."  But,  as  the  latter 
does  every  thing  with  more  ease  than 
the  other,  so  he  puns  with  lightness 
a()d  grace.  As  he  knows  the  real 
Talne  of  the  thing,  which  is  none,  so 
he  lays  no  stress  upon  it;  he  calls  no 
attention  to  it ;  be  does  not  eyep  de- 
sire a  laugh.  If  it  tak^, — well  :  it  is 
•o  much  added  to  the  gaiety  and  good 
buroour  of  the  company.  If  it  miss, 
there  is  no  loss;  unless  any  one  be 
Jtupid  enough  to  notice  it,  and  to  cry 
out,  <'  Oh,  how  bad  !**  which  is  much 
more  stupid  than  making  the  worst 
of  punt. 

A  witty  man  may  be  intemperate 
ia  his  puns ;  be  may  not  distinguish 
the  proper  times,,  and  in  that  case  he 
will  appear  exactly  like  a  dull  man. 
But  why  ?  Not  from  any  fault  in  the 
thing  itself,  but  from  its  being  ill- 
timed.  Who  would  dance  the  rope 
At  a  funeral,  or  play  monkey-tricks 
10  a  Coinraittee  on  the  State  of  the 
Nation  ?  Punning  if  playing  the  fool. 
It  if  applying  words   according   to 


their  sound,  instead  of  their  roeanibg, 
or  rather,  as  well  as  their  meaning. 
It  is  turning  them  wrong  side  up« 
vizards  and  viewing  them  in  a  strange 
light.  But  it  is  a  kind  of  antick  which 
is  uatural  to  the  witty  man.  He  can 
do.  much  better  things,,  bat  he  does 
this  too;  from  a  redundancy  of  good 
humour,  which  he  wishes  to  commu- 
nicate. Was  there  ever  a  wittier  ipaa 
than  Swift  ?  Yet  who  punned  mpre  ? 
Cicero  punned  beyond  all  boundii  of 
discretion :  but  the  roan  who'  should 
call  him  stupid,  would  have  much 
more  courage  than  discretion.  t*be 
wittiest  man  now  living,  whose  name 
is  currently  put  to  all  the  ^ood  thingf 
that  are  said,  puns  abundantly :  but 
it  is  only  his  small  change;  he  has 
much  better  thingf  for  higher  oc- 
casions. 

There  may  be  met)  of  so  much  dig- 
nity of  wit,  that  they  never  stoop  to 
a  pun.  They  have  sources  of  an^nse- 
ment  without  it,  for  themselves  and 
friends.  Very  well.  No  one  demands 
it  of  them.  But,  as  good  humour  ill 
more  attractive  than  dignity,  perbapt 
they  would  be  more  beloved  if  the  j 
did  sometimes  condescend.  There  are 
few  who  do  not,  however  exalted  may 
be  their  talents.  Those  few  may-, 
perhaps,  have  taken  up  the  false  \Aek 
that  punning  is  stupid,  which  this 
Essay  is  intended  to  cure. 

It  is  this  idea  of  punning^  as  hthug 
a  mode  of  playing  the  fodl^  wbicti  ac- 
counts for  the  obvious  fact,  that  it  ii, 
almoft  alwlajrs,  a  proof  of  goi>dspiKiti 
and  good  humour:  for  who  would 
play  the  fool,  to  amuse  his  frfends,  ub- 
d^r  any  other  circumstances }  Heocie 
also  it  is,  that  a  punning  epigram  ii 
generally  inferior  to  any  other.  For 
what  is  formed  into  an  epigram  has 
been  the  subject  of  thought  and  cobv 
sideration;  and  who  would  serioHsfy 
consider  how  to  play  the  fool  ?  Yet 
there  are  puns  so  wfahnsical,  and  td 
unexpected,  that  they  are  anhMfia^ 
even  when  written  down.  As  i*  tM 
old  epigram : 

Tom  prais'd  his  friend,  who  cbang'd  bli 
For  binding  fast  himself  and  Kate  [state. 

In  union  so  divine. 
<'  Wedlock  's  the  end  of  life,"  be  cried  ; 
^  Too  true,  alas!'*  said  Jack, and  sigh'd* 

« 'twill  be  ibe  ebd  of  mhier 

Was  it  a  stupid  man,  think  you,  who 
made  that  epigram  ?  He  would  be 
much  more  stupid  who  should  affiri^ 
it.  Yet  clearly  ii  is  a  pun.    This  also« 

o* 


1815.]  Essa^  on  Punning.— 
«n  Dr.  Trapfi^  Trtaetatioii  of  Virjril  t 
Mind  but  tby  prFaching.Trappi  traiislatc 

»a  fntiher:  [murder!" 

Is  it  uut  nrrillen,  "Tbau  ebalt  du  uv 

Orthi>, 
What  wdiiden  brave  Hanke  and  Hot- 

Pinven  have  done,  [the  Sun*. 

When  thai  hurut(A>Or;«nn,  and  Ihn  sunk 
But  there  iruuld  be  no  end  of  (luot- 
ing  e  pig  rami,  from  all  laneatt^tf, 
founded  on  puu.4.  The  rollowiDjr,  by 
OneD,  ha%  ever  borue  the  teat  of 
iranslatioo  i 

Cumutum  tc,Comeli,9ciB  esse.taiesqiie: 
Non  Cniieliutes  tu  iDudu,  sed  TbciMu. 

1  do  not  remember  the  nbole  of  the 

IrantlaCion,  but  it  end*, 
■ "  but  be'j  Ciirneliut  TaeUvi." 

So  the  Terj  similar  one,  on  old  Phile- 

nott  Holland's  perseverance  in  UaD»- 

laliog : 

P£i'eD>Mt  with  translations  doei  9ofiU  ui, 
'    He  will  not  lee  Saetmira  be  tranqaiUat, 

It  ia  necenarj,  Indeed,  to  know 
■ometbing  of  Latin,  even  lo  iinder- 
aUod  theae  £ptgrami  in  Bngliflh.  Yet 
duel  any  one  fail  tbein  slnpid,  and 
«i8h  the;  bad  never  been  written  f  I 
coTf  biffl  not:  except  fur  thinking 
hiinielf  M^iie ;  which,  with  lo  Tcry 
little  foiindution  fur  it,  ■*  wonderful ! 

Here  rheo  I  shall  cliise  mj  Eisay : 
it)  which  the  things  to  be  remembered, 
for  the  sake  of  correcting  the  ideas  of 
the  world  on  (he  subject,  are  nnlj 
these:  "  Uiat  Punninff  is  playing  the 
fool  i"  and  that,  therefore,  "  nnile  a. 
wife  man  coadesce-ads  lo  pun,  a  foolish 


■"  Crepumlift  Literaria."        lOl 

[980^  aiftrmatB  (pedal],  nomtn  ^fM 
in  montibu*  piritntnlem.    Cumptrat 
£eiitleins  Anton.  Eiiigr.  cv.      . 
Dura   dnbitat  Natura  marem  hceretn* 

pncllain, 
Paciua  es,    Ol   pulcher,  pen£   pudla. 


D  to  do 


.  T. 


riiiium  ifiiiui  AnacreonlU  fragmeil- 
tnm,  servatum  a|>ud  Atheti.  xrii.  |h 
5114.  edit.  Ca'aubon.  quodque,  ut 
mthi'  iidelUT,  uimm  cum  perpaucia 
aliij,  ex  omnibut  puiimatibui,  quM 
sub  Anacrcoutis  nomine  eireumfcr- 
ri  lolenl,  geuuinum  eat  >c  iinc«- 
rum.  Totuu  locum  cxacrilnm.  *a 
x»r,  iraffliiioi  |S>.iV«i,  AifapH  ft,  av 

n(»;i^iu'»(.  0  !  puer,  virgiiietttn  tueiu, 
te  quxpto,  tu  veri  non  aiutullaii 
paraiu  conscius  te  tnimce  'mtie  franm 
maiterari.  HocffofS""*  ^XiV«n  ipsuoi 
illud  ert  BfifflrXut.  Pro  Tulgatft  t« 
(ftn;  fv;(irf  icripsi,  Icvi  mutsttooe,  t^p 
ifiiji  l'u;t'i'' i  "t  postulat  ratio  gram- 
matica  :  ^'isx'"'"  enim,  tuai  lehemeiv- 
ler  erro,  nou  nisi  cum  accuiative  r» 
pcritur.  Sic  ia  Antholog.  edit.  H. 
&leph.  p.  3T0-  TiTfOTTopOK  iiitri  wi- 
Ai>,  0iodu|»{,  lyi'ifai;,   'Afio;  itrrt  ^oXi* 

X*l   TlTfKTOt     BHOX-"-'*-    Orphic.      TIl!D- 

<";>  cl,  qnod 
pliiris  raoineiiti  esl,>ivis;^fu  apudAri*- 
toph.  Vesp.  102d.  G-Jx.  d7AoT^t^>,  bA^' 
BBilfi  Mnto-Si  o-rofiKS'  mmx^a-af.  He- 
rodot.   iv.  ^  193.  nj yuvarxif  tmoxiw 

F.leganter  hoc  fragmenlum  nnmo- 
Tia  Aoglicii  eijiressit  vir  doctusM.  K* 
{Ciait.  Jaurn.  Vol.  IV.  p.  303.) 
^•*et  boy,  a  very  girl  to  view, 

'  have  1  spread  my  toili  for  you, 
you  elnde  my  art; 
>l)i>t.  will  not  understand, 
U        reins  are  in  your  hand, 
TBullate  my  heart. 
Ill  Kfcrunt  hodiemi  quidam, 
jti»  ''    •lem  tigiiificavit  quod 
-  "MB  quod  u'a{,  quamr 
■id    01  flufioy  KoiTtSm, 
.Uut  tatind  reddidit 

A»n»i  HocrespicU 
^i  hKreat  pileui. 
pSetit,  inquit  vatet 
t'.  9e&  DOD  lemper  at 


apud  Eiiripidem 


102     "  Crepundia  Literaria." — Latin  Letter  n/"  Addison.    [Febi 

poesis  pictnra  est.  Multa  sunt,  quae 
optimc  quidem  exprimantur  carmi- 
Dibusj  penicillo  non  item.  Adeas, 
lector,  81  placet,  Cookianse  editiouis 
pbemalum  Addisuniaiiorum  p.  88. 
Tabularii  conteiiipi:ire.  Quovis  pi(^- 
nore  contenderim  hanc  illani  ipsam 
esse  Afram,  cujus  de  manmiis  talisque 
tarn  bcili^  cecinit  Marlialitf  (Epigr.  i. 
101).  Dii  me  eradicent,  si  talis  Invi- 
dias  fi^ura  unquam  impressa  fuerit 
ID  aniiuo  scriptoris !  Q,uud  ad  te  atli- 
net,  pictor,  uon  possum  cum  Nubili 
tiro  Durselio  non  exciamare ; 


For  tby  dull  fancy  a  muckcuder  is  fit. 
To  wipe  the  slabb'riiigs  of  tby  snotty  wit. 

4.    Hpfgrnmma  ex  Boileavio 
Jnglive  redditum. 

One  clork,  two  watches,  dials  three. 
Stand  proofs  of  Lubin*s  industry ; 
But  these  have  cost  the  hapless  wight 
Full  thirty  years  of  long  daylight. 
What  profit  ?  does  this  timepiece-miser  • 
Than  other  f«lks  grow  one  whit  wiser? 
Yes ;  that  he  does, — in  all  Pall  Mall 
There's  not  a  man  knows  time  so  well. 

5.  Erravit,qui  dixit  in  Epheraenide 
Classic^  (Num.  xviii.  p.  346.)  nullum 
prorsussolutjc  orationis  specimen  ex- 
tare  ab  Addisono  conBcriptum,  prater 
Tentamen  de  Poelis  liomanU  Etegia- 
€18  illicloci  datum.  £xstat  praetere4 
Epistola  Latina  ad  Uonoratissimum 
-virum  Carolum  Montague,  poslilii 
Comitem  de  Halifax.  *'  Cum  tanta 
auribus  tuts  obstrepat  vatum  nequissU 
morum  turba,  nihil  est  cur  queraris 
aliquifi  inusitatum  tibi  coritigissey  ubi 
pruBclarum  hoc  arguntentum  mcis 
etiam  numeris  violatum  conspexerfs, 
iluantiim  virtute  bellied  prcestant  Bri^ 
ianniy  recens  ex  rebus  gestis  testatur 
gloria;  quilm  verb  in  humanioribus 
JPacis  studiis  non  emineamus^  indicia 
aunty  quos  nuper  in  lucem  emisimus, 
versiculi.  Qudd  si  Congrevius  ille 
turn  divinoy  quo  solety  furore  cerrep- 
tus,  materiam  hanc  non  exorndsset, 
*  vix  tantiesset  ipsa  Pax,  ul  ill4  Icetare- 
fnurtot  perditissimis  Po'elis  tarn  miserd 
decantald.  At,  dum  alios  insector, 
mei  ipsius  oblilus  fuisse  videor,  qui 
hand  minores  forsan  ex  Latinis  tibi 
vtolestias  allaturus  sum,  quhm  qvas 

*  If  the  concernment  of  this  battel 
,  had  not  been  so  exceeding  great,  he 
could  scarce  have  wished  the  victory  at 
the  price  he  knew  he  must  pay  for  it, 
in  being  subject  to  the  reading  and 
liearing  of  so  many  ill  verses,  as  he  was 
sure  would  be  made  on  that  SMbject. 
.  Dryden, 


illi  ex  vernaculis  suis  carminibua  at' 
tulerunt ;  nisi  qudd  inter  ipsos  crucia* 
tus  limimentum  aliquod  dolori  Iribuat 
tormenti  v'arietas^  ^fic  quidem  un» 
quam  adduci  possem,  vt  pot  ma  patrio 
sermone  conscriplum  oculh  tuis  sub* 
jicereniy  qui  ah  istis  conetibwt  cateroi 
omnes  scribendo  non  miniis  detorre^ 
qudm  favendo  excitaveris,  Humani-^* 
talis  tuce  cullor  devotissimuSy  Jose* 
puus  Addison.  A.D,  1697.  Prascla- 
rum  certc  specimen  adulatiouii! 

6.  Qui  Grasc^  poetam  aguntt  u 
sumant  tria  sequentia  Epigrammatfty 
propria  sic  dicta,  Grascisnurocrts  imi- 
tando  exprimenda.  Prius  reperietur 
in  Ecclesid  apud  Eboracenees -Rich- 
roondiensi ;  alterum,  quod  Sappbicum 
appellari  potest,  in  ccemeterio,  quod 
apud  Cantabrigienses  est,  in  vico  (sic 
Tocant)  Fen-Ditton ;  tertium,  credo, 
scriptum  fuit  a  Wartono. 

I.  As  caraful  mothers  do  to  sleeping  lay 
Their  babes,  that  would  too  long  the 

wanton  play ; 
So,  to  prevent  my  youth's  approaching^ 

crimes, 
Nature,  my  nurse,  had  me  to  bed  be-    . 

times. 

II.  The  storm,  that  f  wrapks  the  winter 

sky, 
No  more  disturbs  X  their  soft  repos«» 
Than  summer-ev' nine's  latest  sigh. 
That  shuts  the  rosdi 

III.  Somne  levis,  quanquam  certissima 

mortis  imago, 
Censortcm  cupio  te  tamen  esse  ti>ri : 
Alma  quies,  optata  veni ;  nam  sic  sine 

vit4 
Vivere    qu^m   suave  est,    sic  sine 

morte  mori!  ■    " 

Dabam  Salstoni  {sic  nuncupante 
Thomd  Fuller)  ex  museo  amici 
met.  kal*  jan,  niycccxv, 

Mr.  Urban,         Cheshire^  Feb.  16. 

AS  an  admirer  of  the  "  renowned"  " 
Utopia  of  Sir  T.  More,  and  the 
elegant  Variorum  edition  of  the  Rev. 
Mr.  T.  F.  Dibdin,  I  observed  with 
pleasure  the  communication  of  A.R.F. 

•  Rationem  vocis  wrack  (siye,  ut  ma- 
lunt  quidam,  rack)  quae  propria  de  ntibi- 
bus  usurpatur  k  vento  actis,  parum  in- 
tellexit    Auctor   hujusce    Inscrfptionis. 
Verbum  estneutrun),non  activum.  Dixit 
Sbakspearcius    wracking    clouds;    Mil- 
tonus,  wracking  whirlwinds,   Quin  et,  de 
Lun&  loquens,    decus    illud  temporuio 
hodiemoram ;        ' 
And,  wracking  o'er  her  face,  the  cloud 
•  Varies  the  tincture  of  her  shroud, 
f  Duorum  infantum  scilicet. 

in 


1 S  J5.3  Translations  of  Morels  Utopia  by  Sorbiere  and  Aneau.  101 

and  absolutely  neceuary  work  in  44 
vol  limes." 

Now  the  truth  is,  the  first  yotuma 
was  originally  published  in  172T,  an4 
the  rest  successively,  during  Father 
Niceron's  lifetime,  up  to  the  SOth^ 
which  appeared  in  1738.  The  first 
three  volumes  were  afterwards  re* 
printed  in  1729,  and  the  fourth  was  re* 
printed  in  1737,  with  the  date  of  the 
first  edition,  1728.  The  40th,  41  st, 
42d,  and  43d,  were  posthumous,  pub* 
iished  from  his  own  MS.  (thev  cannot 
be  called  supplemenrar j);  ana  appear- 
ed in  1739,  40,  41,  and  4S.  Instead 
of  the  "  latii/r'*  volume  being  divided 
into  two  pari  s,  it  is  the  \Oih\alume 
which  was  published  in  that  form,  con- 
taining "  Cliangemeni,  corrections 
et  additions"  to  the  first  nine;  and 
the  size  instead  of  being  cr,  9cL  is 
\2mo.  We  have  to  regret  that  th« 
materials  for  other  lives,  which  the 
publisher  says,  in  the  last  volume,  still 
remained  iu  hit  hands,  were  never 


in  your  hut  Volume,  Part  ii.  p.  528, 
and  am  happy  that  the  curiosity 
he  excited  respecting  the  translations 
of  Sorbiere  and  Aneau  should  have 
enabled  roe  to  furnish  him  with 
the  following  ndditional  particulars 
from  that  valuable  source  of  literary 
history;  "  Memoires  pour  scrvir  a 
Thistoire  des  hommes  illustres,"  par 
Ic  Rev.  Pere  Niceron. 

In  bis  Life  of  Sir  T.  More  he  giVes 
the  following  account  of  the  French 
Translations :  (Tome  25.) 

'*  Trois  Auteurs  ont  traduit  TUtopic 
en  Fraii9ois.  Barthtlemi  j4neau,  dont 
la  traduction  a  ^t^  imprim^e  vers  Tdn 
1550,  k  Paris  in-8.  et  k  Lyon  in-16. 
Samuel  SorUerCy  qui  a  donn^  la  sienne 
en  1643,  ^Amsterdam  in- 13.  Giieude- 
rille,  qui  a  publie  la  sienne  k  Leyde  en 
171 5,  in- 1 2.  r^mprimee  k  Amsterdam  en 
1730,  avec  des  figures." 

In  his  list  of  the  works  of  Sorbiere, 
\   vol.  IV.  he  informs  us  that 

"  II  traduisoit  TUtopie  de  Thomas 
ifonis  en  Fran^oif;,  k  la  pri^re  du  Comte 
de  Rhingrave,  Gouverneur  de  TEcluse, 
qui  ne  pouvoit  se  resoudre  k  la  lire  dans 
les  traductions  surann^es  faites  par  Bar- 
tbelemi  Aneau,  anteur  de  TAlector,  et 
par  (Jehan  le  Blond)  le  Seigneur  de 
Branville.  Cette  traduction  (de  Sorbi- 
ere) a  6te  impriinee  k  Amsterdam  1643, 
in-12." 

And  the  fol^owin2^  title  of  Bnrthe- 
lemi  Ancm's  trnnslation  is  given  in 
the  bibliographical  account  of  his 
writings,  Tome  22. 

**  La  Republique  d'Utopie,  «uvre 
grandement  utile,  demonstraiit  le  par- 
fait  ^tat  d'uiie  bien  ortlonn^e  Police, 
traduicte  du  Latin  de  Thomas  More, 
Chancelier  d'Angleterre.  Paris  in-8  «t 
Lyon  in-lG." 

It  is  the  more  remarkable  that  I 
should  find  this  information  in  an  Au- 
thor whose  eulogy  the  learned  editor 
of  the  Utopia  has  so  eloquently  drawn 
in  his  interesting  **  Bibliomania." — 
'*  Frank,  amiable,  industrious,  com- 
municative, shrewd,  and  learned,  Ni- 
ceron was  tJie  delight  of  his  friends, 
and  the  admiration  of  the  publick  !" 

But  in  his  description  of  these  rare 
volumes  be  has  committed  errors, 
sufficient  almost  to  lead  us  to  infer 
that  he  had  never  really  inspected 
them.  He  states  (Bibliom.  p.  71,) 
that  **  they  were  published  from  the 
year  1729  to  1740,  in  40  cr.  0€t.  vo- 
lumes; a  Supplement^  of  3  volumes  ; 
(the  lalter  of  which  is  divided  into 
two  parts)  reodc^rs  tbif  very  useful 


given  to  the  world. 

Allow  me,  Sir,  before  I  close  tbit 
letter,  to  refer  to  another  valuable  re* 
print  of  an  esteemed  Author,  Dr. 
£arle*s  *'  Microcosmography"  edited 
by  Mr.  Philip  Bliss.  On  referring  to 
it  the  other  day,  I  was  not  a  little  sur- 
prised that  no  mention  should  be  made, 
in  the  **  Chronological  List  of  Books 
of  '  Characters'  from  1567  to  1700, 
Appendix,  No.  11,  of  the  Characters 
coi.titined  in  a  little  work  intituled 
"  A  Miscellany  of  sundry  Essayes, 
Paradoxc'j,  and  PrubleniaticaH  Dis- 
coveries, Lcllers,  and  Characters^  &c. 
by  Francis  Osborn,  Esq.  London^ 
1 659,"  1 2mo.  It  contains  a  Character 
of  Honour,  n  deboshed  Souldier^  a 
Cooky  and  a  Host. 

In  the  enumeration  of  the  editions 
of  "  Microcosmography"  Mr.  Bliss 
informs  ua  that  **  in  1732  appeared 
the  ninths  which  was  a  reprint  of  the 
sixth,  execiiled  with  care  and  judg- 
ment." But  a  copy  of  the  Ainth  Edi- 
tion of  this  curious  volume  in  my  pos- 
session is  dated  1669,  of  which  the 
following  is  a  copy  of  the  title-page  : 

"  Microcosmograpbie,  or  a  piece  of 
the  World  discovered,  in  Essayes  and 
Characters.  The  Ninth  Edition.  Lon- 
don :  Printed  by  Thomas  Radrliffe,  and 
Thomas  Daniel,  for  Philip  Chetwind^ 
1669.  12mo." 

The  Address  to  the  Reader  is  signed 
Edw.  Blunt f  and  it  contains  78  Cha- 
racteri.  N.  H.  L«. 

Mr. 


104        Lbrd  Mansfield's  Epitaph  on  Judge  Dennison.        [Feb. 


Mr.  ITiiBAV,  Jan,  20. 

BEING  lately  in  the  neighbour- 
hood of  Harewood,  t  looked 
into  the  Church,  where  I  could  not 
beip  thinking  of  Mr.  Gou^h,  whilst  I 
VEA  nftedttatin^  oyer  (he  monument  of 
Jud^^e  Gascot(2^ne,  and  (he  mural  bust 
of  Judj^e  Dcunison.  No  insicription 
or  a-rms  on  the  fine  AI(ar-monumcnt 
of  Gaicoi^nr,  except  a  shield  of  (he 
KiD^*s  Arms  (at  the  head  end)  su^ 
ported  by  Angel*. 

The  InscriplHm  for  Dennison  is  said 
to  be  writteu  by  .the  late  Lord  Mans- 
field. 

**  To  the  nieraor>'  of  * 

Sir  Thomas  Dennison,  Knt. 

this  Monument  was  erected 

by  bis  afflicted  Widow. 

He  was  an  affectionate  Husband, 

a  generous  Relation, 

a  sincere  Friend,  a  ^uod  Citizen^ 

an  honest  Man. 

Skilled  in  all  the  learning  of  the  Common 

Law, 

he  raised  himsell"  to  great  eminence 

in  his  Profession  ; 

and  shewed  bv  his  Pra?tiee, 

that  a  thorough  knowledge  oi^  Legal  Art 

and  Form 

is  not  litigious,  or  an  InstruuWnt  of 

Chicane ; 

but  the  plainest,  easiest,  and  shortest  way 

to  the  end  of  Strife. 

For  the  sake  of  the  Pnblirk, 

h^  was  pressed,  and  at  the  U<%t  prevailed 

upon,  to  accept  the  Office  of  a  Judg« 

in  the  Court  of  King's  Bench. 

He  discharged  the  important  Trust 

of  that  high  Office 

with  unsuspected  ]ntegrlty,&  uncommon 

Ability. 

The  Clearness  of  his  Understanding, 

and  the  natural  Probitv  of  his  Heart, 

led  him  immediately  to  Truth,  Equity, 

and  Justice ; 
4he  Precision  and  Extent  of  bis  Legal 

Knowledge 

•nabWd  bira  always  to  find  the  right  way 

of  doing  what  was  right. 

A  zealous  Friend  to  the  Constitution 

of  his  Country, 

he  steadily  adhered  to  the  Fundamental 

Principle  upon  which  it  is  built, 

gnd'by  which  alone  it  can  be  maintained, 

a  keligious  Application  of  the  inflexible 

Rule  of  Law 

to  all  Questions  concerning  the  Power  of 

the  Crown, 

and  Privileges  of  the  Subject. 

He  reigned  bis  Offioc  Feb.  1*4,  1765, 

because,  from  the  Decay  of  bis  Health,. 

and  Loss  of  his  Sight, 

be  found  himself  unable  any  longer  to 

execute  it. 

Sept.  8,  1765,  without  Issoe^ 

in  the  67  tb  jev  of  bis  Agf. 


He  wished  to  be  buried  in  his  natfrc 
Country,  and  in  this  Church. 
He  lies  here, 
near  the  Lord  Chief  Justice  Oascoignk,  • 
who,  by  a  resolute  and  judicious  Exertioa 
of  Authority, 
supported  Law  and  Government  in  n . 
.  manner  «    ■ 

which  has  perpetuated  his  Name,     . 
and  made  him  an  Example  famous  tp 
Posterity, 

Arms. — Argent^  a  Bend  Sable  betweeii 
an  Unicorn's  head  erased  in  the  sinis- 
ter Chief,  and  a  Cross  crosslet  fitchee 
Gules  in  the  dester  Base ;  impa|in|!^. 
Argent,  a  Chevron  engrailed  between 
three  Oak-leaves  Vert  (for  SmithsonJ, 

In  the  same  Vault 

with  those  of  her  Husband^ 

Sir  Thomas   Dennison,   Knt. 

and  agreeable  to  her  Will, 

are  deposited  the  Remains  of 

Dame  Anne  DennisoS, 

Daughter  of  Robert  Smithson,  £«q. 

She  departed  this  Life  I  July,  17^5, 

in  the  72d  year  of  her  Age.' " 

The  burial-place  of  Mr.  Daniel 
Laniber(,atS(amford,wa8,asjouhave 
said,  one  of  the  lions  to  be  seen  b^ 
strangers;  and  as  a  testimony  of  re«- 
spect,  a  Tery  neatly  inscribed  stoDQ 
has  been  erected  by  his  friends  ill 
Leicester*.  T,Ci.  C. 

Mr.  Urban,  Feb.  3. 

SO  many  of  your  Readers  having 
recently  Tiiited  the  F reach  Capi- 
tal, 1  have  great  expectalion  thai 
some  one  will  answer  the  followjnff 
ouestions,  on  the  subjects  of  which  I 
bnd  Books  and  Masters  contradict 
each  other.  In.  the  most  fashionable 
French  pronunriation  of  the  present 
day,  is  the  letter  /  in  the  pronoun  U 
ever  pronounced  before  a  con9onan$ 
(il  pftrle^  &c.),  as  directed  in  Tacdy'f 
new  Pronouncing  Dictionary  ?  foi*^ 
merlvt  my  Master  and  all  my  BooJLf 
directed  me  to  propouQce  t  parley 
always  oroitling  the  /  before  a  coo* 
sonant.  —  Is  the  terjnination  of  verbf 
in  oir^  as  recevoir^  savoir^  &c.  pro- 
nounced, as  formerly,  like  the  English 
sound  of  the  letters  teairr,  or  iiko 
ware  f  In  Catineau*M  Diet.  CPacMl* 
)8I4,)  the  pronunciation  pf  cavojr  i^ 
marked,  in  French  ietterf,  pn-vi^^r. 
Lastly,  where^an  I  ^od^a  accq/atfl 
account  of  the  old  French  weigblf 
and  measures,  compared  with,  ttie 
English,  or  with  their  new  dcciauil 
weights  and. measures?  A« 

•  See  tb^  tTpiUph  in  vol.  DEXXf  ^ 
part  ii.  p.  36. 

ICr. 


IIII.J    BedliM|-Clri^r;«<riit'ir>l«lo«n-S.nUpoIe.    lu 


106 


Swift*s  Description  of  Ireland  in  1726. 


[Feb. 


Jralandy  in  a  manner  to  ilien  from 
wbat  I  conoeiTtd  to  be  the  rii^hts  and 
privilef^es  of  a  lubject  of  England,  tbat- 
I  did  not  tbink  proper  to  debate  the 
matter  with  bim  8t»  much  as  I  otherwise 
niiifhty  because  I  found  it  would  be  in 
▼ain.  I  shall,  therefor**,  without  entering 
into  the  dispute,  make  lK>ld  to  mention 
to  your  Lordship  some  few  grievances  of 
that  kingdom,  as  it  consists  of  a  people, 
who,  beside  a  natural  right  of  enjoying 
the  privileges  of  subjects,  have  also  a 
claim  of  merit  from  their  extraordi- 
naiy  loyalty  to  the  present  king  *  and 
bis  family. 

''First,  That  all  persons  born  in  Ire- 
land are  called  and  treated  as  Irishmen, 
although  their  fathers  and  grandfathers 
were  born  in  England ;  and  their  pre- 
decessors having  been  conquerors  of 
Ireland,  it  is  humbly  conceived  they 
bugfat  to  be  on  as  good  a  foot  as  any 
subjects  of  Britain,  according  to  the 
practice  of  all  other  nations,  and  parti- 
cularly of  the  Greeks  and  Romans. 

*'  Secondly,  That  they  are  denied  the 
natural  liberty  of  exporting  their  manu- 
ftictures  to  any  country  which  is  not 
engaged  in  a  war  with  England. 

«  Thirdly,  That  whereas  there  is  a  Uni- 
versity in  Ireland,  founded  by  Queen  Eli- 
zabeth, where  youth  are  instructed  with 
a  much  stricter  discipline  than  either  in 
Oxford  or  Cambridge ;  it  lies  under  the 
greatest  discouragements,  by  filling  all 
the  principal  employments,  civil  and  eo- 
olesiastical,  with  persons  from  fingland, 
who  have  neither  interest,  property,  ac- 
quaintance, nor  alliance,  in  that  king- 
dom ;  contrary  to  the  practice  of  all  other 
States  in  Europe  which  are  governed  by 
Viceroys,  at  least  what  hath  never  been 
used  without  the  utmost  discontents  x>f 
the  people.- 

*•  Fourthly,  That  several  of  the  Bishops 
tent  over  to  Ireland,  having  been  Clergy- 
men of  obscure  condition,  and  without 
other  distinction  than  that  of  Chaplains 
to  the  Governors,  do  frequently  invite  over 
their  old  acquaintance  et  kindred,  to 
whom  they  bestow  the  best  preferments 
lA  their  gift.  The  like  may  be  said  of  the 
Judges,  who  take  with  them  one  or  two 
dependants,  to  whom  they  give  4beir 
countenance,  and  wbo  consequently, 
without  ether  merit,  gfow  immediately 
into  the  chief  business  of  their  eourts. 
The  same  practice  is  followed  by  all 
others  in  civil  employments,  if  they 
have  a  cousin>  a  valet,  or  feotman,  in 
tiieir  family,  born  in  England. 

*'  Fifthly,  That  all  civil  employments,, 
grantable  in  reversion,  are  given  to  per- 
aons  who  reside  in  England. 


•V 


King  Q^erge  L 


"  The  people  of  Ireland,  who  are  otr- 
tainly  the  hmH  loyal  subjeqty  iq  t|^ 
world,  cannot  but  conceive  that  mogt 
of  these  hardships  have  been  the  conse-- 
quenee  of  some  unfortunate  representa-. 
tioiis  (at  least)  in  former  times;  and  thf 
whole  body  of  *he  Gentry  feel  the  effecta 
in  a  very  sensible  part,  being  utterly  des- 
titute of  all  means  to  make  provision  fbr 
their  younger  sons,  either  in  th^*  Churefa, 
the  Law,  the  Revenue,  or  (of  late)  in  the 
Army :  and,  in  the  desperate  condltioB 
of  Trade,  it  is  equally  vain  to  think  off 
making  them  merchants.  All  they  have 
left  is,  at  the  expiration  of  leasee,  to 
rajck  their  tenants,  which  they  have 
done  to  such  a  degreei  that  there  ia 
not  one  farmer  in  a  hundred  through  the 
liingdom  who  ean  afford  shoef  or  stock- 
ings to  his  children,  or  to  eat  4eflb, 
or  drink  any  thing  better  than  sour 
ihilk  or  water,  twice  in  a  year ;  so  that 
the  whole  country,  except  the  Scotch 
plantation  in  the  North,  Is  a  scene  of 
misery  and  desolation,  hardly  to  be 
matched  on  this  side  Lapland. 

"  The  rents  of  Ireland  are  eompvted 
to  about  a  million  and  a  half,-  whereof 
one  half  million  at  least  is  spent  by 
Lords  and  Gentlemen  residing  in  Eng- 
land, and 'by  some  other  arucles  tgtk 
long  to  mention. 

''  About  three  hundred  thousand 
pounds  more  are  returned  thither  on 
other  accounts:  and,  upon  the  whole, 
those  who  are  the  best  versed  in  that  kind 
of  knowledge  agree,  that  England  gains 
annually  by  Ireland  a  million  at  least, 
which  even  1  could  make  appear  beyond 
all  doubt.  But,  as  this  mighty  profit 
would  probably  increase,  with  tolerable 
treatment^  to  half  a  million  more;  so 
it  must  of  necessity  sink,  under  the 
hardships  that  kingdom  lies  at  pre- 
sent. 

**  And  whereas  Sir  Robert  Walpole 
was  pleased  to  take  notice,  how  little 
the  King  gets  by  Ireland ;  it  ooght,  per- 
haps, to  be  considered,  that  the  reve;- 
nues  and  taxes,  I  think,  amount  to 
above  four  hundred  thousand  pounds  a 
year ;  and  reckoning  the  riches  of  Ire- 
land, compared  with  England,  to  be  as 
one  to  twelve,  the  King's  revenues 
there  would  be  equal  to  more  than  Sve 
millions  here;  which,  considering  the 
bad  payment  of  rent:*  from  such  miser- 
able creatures  as  nu>st  of  the  tenants 
in  Ireland  are,  will  be  allowed  to  be  as 
much  as  such  a  kingdo^  can  bear. 

"  The  current  coin  of  Ireland  is  rec- 
koned, at  moit,  bat  five  hundred  thou- 
sand pounds ;  ao  that  above  four  fiiftha 
are  paid,  every  ye^  into  the  JSi^chequer. 

<<  1  think  it  manifest,  that  what* 
ever  circnmstaQCts  can  possibly  ccpitri- 

btite 


X«Mir€f9m^^^7;itfCXe«i^  r.  lOT 


tal»t»«Ml»  •  MiMrf  pdor and 4etfpi.  coiHritatat  ilillifotiMBr  t#  iMmaiC 

cdUs,  cm  all  wriM  villi  Ntpett.  tt  the  coli  ii^' tinl  il  Ika  ib  «  am 

Inkoid.    IWMalMNi  contralM  bj  la«vt  row  pafi»   which  run  frohi  Ndrthi 

ta  whieb  thar  do  aot  oouenl,  dhnwiiad  M^t  to  gonth^watl,  the  raiiral  HM 

far^  bteOm  and  cowtrymm,  nj.  lectin  6f  that  mtI  df  th«  Ah%  mi 

iS^1i^.^^'^S^l!^i^  eaiiieq««iU5  ufthd  windt.    JSi^^ 

iMr  own  ■HUHofaetQiet,  hot  even  thaw     •  V^.    ..  •'  ^^^ 

flithRa  eo^Modttffety  foreiNl  to  leek  Ibr 

iiitlta  aiaMjr  hmdfad  mllet  by  sea  and 

]abd»  iHidetwi  in  a  manner  incapable 

of  Iterfinf  their  Kiflf  tod  Oountry  In  any 

Mnptoinnwt  af  bomnir)  tmit^  or  profit) 

asdatt<bia  witbout  the  least  demerit  t 

while  the  Govemoia  sent  over  tbitber 

ean  possfi^  have  no  affeiction  to  the 

neopley   lartber  than  what  is  instilled 

int^thani  by  their  own  Jnstlataf  and  Idre 

ef  m— |[iiiit>  whldi  do  not-  always  op«- 

niai  and  whatarer  they  pleaie  to  ri» 

IMaent  hkher  is  never  callad  in  ftnastion* 

«•  WhetiMr  the  rei^Kaentatives  ef  such 
a  paople^  tbns  disuressed  and  laid  in  the 
tetf  when  tbcy  meet  in  a  Parliament^ 
ean  do  the  public  business  with  that 
eheerfhdne^  wbieb  might  be  expected 
ftnm  fiitoiboin  Sobjeetl^'  would  bo  a  qacs- 
Slan  itt  -any  other  eimtttiy  eaaapt  that 
nnfHMnaice  Island^  theEnfliSb  mhabl- 
tints  whereof  have  fiven  more  and 
tMalar  spaaHdes  of  their  loyalty 'and 
mnilnlnfisa  than  ean  be  shown  m  aiy 
other  part  of  the  world. 
•  **  What  part  of  these  grievanees  may 
he  tbouaht  proper  to  be  redressed  bv  so 
wise  and  great  a  Minister  as  Sir  Robert 
Walpoie,  be  perhaps  will  please  to  con- 
sider :  espec)ally  because  they  have  been 
aH  broue^bt  npon  that  kingdom  since  the 
Kevohition  ;  which,  however,  is  a  bless^^ 
faig  antmally  celebrated  there  with  the 
greatest  Eeal  and  sincerity. 

<*  1  most  hiMDhly  entreat  your  Lord- 
ship to  give  this  paper  to  Sir  Robert 
Walpole,  and  desire  him  to  read  it, 
which  he  may  do  in  a  few  minutes. 

''1  am  with  the  greatest  respect,  my 
Lord,  your  Lordship's  most  obedient 
bumble  servant,  Jon.  Swift." 

Tke  Canifeni  of  St.  Bernard. 

Extracted  from  the  "  General  Out- 
line of  the  Sytm  Landscapes." 

BKMDE9  the  different  houses  of 
Refuge  1  have  mentioned,  there 
b  another  on  the  pa  s  to  Italy,  above 
Marligny,  on  the  Great  St.  Bernard, 
as  it  is  called.  This  Convent  is  situ- 
ated 1857  fathoms  above  the  sui face 
of  the  sea.  It  is  u*  doubted! j  the 
most  elevated  habitation,  not  only 
in  Europe,  but  over  ill.  the  aiUi^nt 
Continent.  N«y  chalet  is  to  be  met 
with  al  that  height.  It  touches  the 
hoimdMries  of  ev eriasting  suo  w.  What 


ingl?,  in  the  hnighl  of  9immwr«T^ 
Iha  iensi  hrcdin  mahes  the  dold  qoita 
aopleasant.  In  Augiut  lt^»  at  Ml9 
in  the  aftbrbooiH  the  thegnae  watery 
out  in  the  open  airt  stood  one  4itgmi 
helow  the  mesiog  poinli  thooththf 
sun,  except  now  and  ^Mfl  Wlea  • 
light  cloud  passed  over  it,  wii  sbiM 
log  fnU  upon  the  ball  ^f  the  Iher* 
mometeri  and  all  the  cMThronswdre 
covered  with  fresh  tooir.  Thh  little 
garden  they  have  hete  prDdatea»  ef 
court*  with  the jgfeatetl  dtfhenltf ,  hf 
the  latter  end  oTAetiiitf  a  hW  steet* 
ed  lettQeea  and  tuAagcp^  cellivatii 
fnore  for  araeMoMnt  tbah  aojthhitf 
else«  or  for  the  mere  pleaaufe  of  se^ 
\ng  ioraethinf  f^row*  All  the  neeiii> 
aariea  of  life  are,  in.  fact,  hrodfbt  up 
from  the  neMhourtng  vallb ya.  woeSi 
for  foel«  of  which  they  make  en 
imroease  cansUrapttoBt  ttiatt  he 
hmoghtap^  on-  Ihe  hacks  itf  mttkuiy 
n  diatance  of- 18  iiilet»  .and  by  A 
steep  path  whidi  ia  opin  for  iial 
weeks  only  hi  the  year.  It  is  easy 
to  see  that  they  are  pot  to  a  great 
expence,  and  to  the  mainleaance  of 
a  great  many  servants  and  cattle. 

This  convent  was  founded  in  the 
year  068  by  St.  Bernard,  of  a  noble 
fatiiily  in  Sayoj.  It  became  very 
flourishing,  »nd  had  possessions  in 
variou<i  countries,  in  Sicily,  in  Fiai- 
ders,  and  England.  This  very  opVh- 
lence  was  the  reason  which  induced 
the  Popes  to  appoint  Provosts  in 
Commendam*  After  this  «*buse  had 
prevailed  for  upwards  of  140  years, 
resident  provosts  were  appointed.  But 
this  reform  did  i.ot  re  annex  to  the 
institution  the  enjoy roeut  ef  its  once 
large  pos^eiisioBs,  which  had  in  the 
u'ean  time  been  wasted  aud  aUeli»> 
ated  iu  various  way«,  or  squandeied 
in  long  and  ruinous  iaw-suifs.  And 
the  fund«  would  at  present  be  insuffi- 
cient for  the  purposes  ol  the  institu* 
tioo,  were  it  not  for  a  collection  tliat 
is  annually  n^ade  for  them,  in  France. 
Geneva,  and  several  of  the  Swiss  Can^ 
tout.  The  place  of  the  Provost  is 
for  life:,  and  as  that  is  never  ob^ 
tained  by  any  one-until  after  having 
spent  his  youth  in  the  practice  of  his 
arduous  daliet  at  the  Convent,  the 

person 


and  sound  the  ditfinreat  ptttfet'lieffe 
•and  there,  that  are  most  sliipiciooi. 
The  kind  of  resistance  the  ena  of  the 
pole  meets  with,  informi  them  whe- 
ther it  is  a  rock  only,  or  a  bpAaa 
body,  that  is  io  the  way. '  la  the 
latter  case  they  soon  diseng^ag^  U 
from  the  snow— and  thus  have  oftan 
the  consolation  of  safin^  hamaa 
beings,  who,  but  for  theiD»  would 
never  have  seen  the  light  of  the  auD 
again.  L.  S« 

(To  be  continued.) 

Mr.  Urban,  Jan.  2. 

1  LATELY  met  with  a  cnrioua  re- 
count of  a  Marriage,  some  jcan 
since  negotiated  by  Bill  of  £zchaoge 
in  one  of  the  French  Islands  in  Anfe- 
rica ;  the  circumstances  of  which  are 
so  whimsical,  that  I  am  indtzoed  to 
send  it  to  you. 

A  merchant,  originally  come  from 
Paris,  having  acquired  a  great  for- 
tune in  that  island,  condoided  with 


108  C(nwenitfSi.BernMd^^^MarriagebyBillof£xchangf.  [Feb. 

person  upoa  whom  it  is  conferred  is 
permitted  to  reside  ia  Marti^y,  at 
the  foot  of  the  mountain.  With  him 
reside  those  few  superannuated  fa- 
thers, who,  by  their  advanced  age  and 
.  iafirmities^areuo  longer  able  to  endure 
the  extremity  of  the  climate  aboTe. 

From  November  to  May,  a  trusty 
person  is  sent  half  way  down  the 
mountain,    accompanied  by  one  or 
two  large  dogs  trained  for  the  pur- 
pose to  find  out  the  ways   in   the 
thickest  fogs,  storms,  and  heaviest 
falls  of  snow;  and  to  recover  any 
passengers  who  may  have  lost  their 
way.    Often  the  fathers  themselves 
fulfil  th^t  office*    Tbey  shew  the  tra- 
veller his  way,  lead  him  along,  hold- 
ing him  up  when  he  is  not  able  to 
stand  alone;   sometimes  even   they 
carry  him  up  on  their  shoulders  to 
the  conrent.    Often  they  are  obliged 
to  use   a  sort  of  violence  to   him, 
whencTer,  benumbed  with  cold  and 
exhausted  with  fatigue,  he  earnestly 
begs  that  they  will  allow  him  just  to 
rest,  or  to  sleep  for  a  few  moments 
only  on  the  snow.    It  is  necessary  to 
shake  him  well,    and   to  drag  him 
by  force   from  that  insidious  sleep, 
the  fatal  forerunner  of  death.    No- 
thing but  constant  motion  can  give 
the  Dody  sufficient  warmth  to  resist 
the  extremity  of  the  cold.    Whenever 
the  fathers  are  obliged  to  be  out'  in 
the  open  air  during  the  severest  frosts, 
and  that  the  depth  of  the  snow  pre- 
vents their  walking  fast  enough,  to 
keep  the  blood  in  circulation,  they 
strike  from  time  to  time  their  hands 
and  feet  against  the  great  staffs  shod 
with  iron,  which  they  always  carry 
with  them ;  otherwise  their  extremi- 
ties would  become  torpid  and  frost- 
bitten. 

In  spite  of  all  their  care  and  paiils, 
however,  scarce  a  winter  passes  that 
some  traveller  or  other  does  not  pe- 
rish, or  has  not  his  limbs  frost-bitten 
at  least.  The  use  of  strong  waters 
on  these  occasions,  experience  has 
shewn  to  he  pernicious.  They  give 
a  momentary  warmth  and  activity, 
but  this  forced  teuton  is  succeeded 
by  a  sudden  atony  ana  death. 

Whenever  the  unfortunate  travel- 
ler ii  not  sunk  very  deep  under  the 
snow,  the  dogs  Kent  them  out.  But 
the  instinct  of  these  animals  does 
fiot  peoetrate  to  a  great  depth. 
Therefore,  upon  any  person  being 
missiog*  the  fathers  take  long  perches. 


himself,  he  could  not  be  happy  i 
the  enjoyment  of  it,  unless  he  shared 
it  with  a  woman  of  merit;  and  know- 
ins  none  to  his  fancy,  be  resolved  to 
write  to  a  worthv  correspondent  of 
his  at  Paris.  He  knew  no  other  style 
than  that  he  used  in  his  trade ;  there- 
fore, treating  of  affairs  of  Lotc  as  he 
did  his  Business,  after  giviog  his  friend 
in  a  letter  several  commissionsy  and 
reserving  this  for  the  last,  he  went 
on  thus : 

«  Item — Seeing  that  I  have  taken  « 
resolution  to  marry,  and  that  I  do  not 
find  a  suitable  match  for  me  here ;  do 
not  fail  to  send,  by  next  ship  boupd  hi- 
ther, a  young  woman  of  the  qualifica- 
tions and  form  following:  As  foirapor- 
'tion,  I  demand  none.  Let  her  be  of  an 
honest  family,  between  20  and  35  years 
of  aG;e>  of  a  middle  stature  and  well-pro- 
portioned, her  face  agreeable,  her  tem- 
per mild,  her  character  blameless,  her 
health  good,  and  her  constitotion  strong 
enough  to  bear  the  change  of  the  cli- 
mate, that  there  may  be  no  occasion  to 
look  out  for  a  second  through  lack  of 
the  first  soon  after  she  comes  to  hand^ 
which  must  be  provided  against  as  much 
as  possible,  considering  the  great  dis- 
tance and  the  dangers  of  the  'sea.  If  she 
arrives  here,  conditioned  as  abovesaid, 
with  the  present  Letter  indorsed  bv  yon. 
or  at  least  an  attested  copy  thereof,  tint 
there  may  be  no  mistake  or  imposition, 
I  hereby  oblige  and  engage  mys^  to  sa- 
tisfy the  said  Letter,  by  marrying  the 

Nearer 


1  •  1 5 .]      Marriage  In/  Ml  of  Exchange.—CoUar  of  S.  S.       1«9 

Bearer  at  15  day*  light.    In  wHimm  the  gentlewoman,  came  safe  to  tbe 

whereof  I  snbtcribe  tbii,  &c."  port;  and  our  American, -who  H«p- 

The  Pariwan  Correipondent  read  P™"*    *».   ■»«   «■•    «'  ,^,  f<"*- 

OTer  and  toyerthii  odd  article,  which  !»*•*  on  the  pier  at  the  iady'i  land, 

mut  the  future  wooie  on  the  tame  »"S»  wai  charmed  to  fee  a  handtome 

rooting  with  the  bales  of  good*  he  ?«'?»»♦  *■«>«  n"'"?  heard  him  caHed 

^wras  tTiend  to  hu  friend ,  aSd,  after  ^J  !»'•  »»"•«•  »»"  '"'"'  "  8""'  »  '»«▼* 

Mdmiring  the  prodent  exaetnea  of  the  •  ■"'  ••  **««¥« .  "P""  I«>"»  *«> 

^toerici.,   afd  hi.  laconic  style  in  J""  ,>'»•''  *fc**  «*  "  ""J  "«»«l  *»«• 

enumerating  the  qualifications  which  P«»P'«  *»  ^^.  •  S"?*  f  «•'  «f  "•- 

li<t    Insisted  on,  He  endeavoured  to  "ey  about  them  in  such  a  long  yoyaje 

serve  him  to  his  mindt  and,  after  "  ^  "*'*  "•*«"*««'   ".r*  *".**: 

many  inquiries,  he  judged  he  had  vour  you  wJl  be  pleased  to  pay  lU" 

fouiid  a  lldy  fit  for  his  purpose,  in  a  ^'  ""»  ••"f  V."^  *•  g«»e  h'™  »»•• 

■>oung  person  of  a  reputable  family  Correipondenl  s  letter i  on  the  back 

but  Qo  fortune,  of  good  humour  and  ff.  *''•«''  Z"  V"'       '^''*  **^'  ff 

of   a  polite  education,  well^haped  "»»,  "    »•?*    ^P""??  J""    «T'*'?* 

and  mire  than  tolerably  handsome,  me  to  send  yon/'    "Ha,  Madam!" 

He  made  the  propowJ  to  her  as  his  ««« 'he  American,  « I  never  yet  suf- 

friend  haddirecfc&i  and  the  young  f*"*^  ™y  B'"«  »?  be  protested,  and 

KnUewoman,  who  had  no  sibsisl-  J,  «"»«*  J""  »»•'•  »••*"  "»'•»«  <•>« 

race  but  from  a  crow  old  aunt,  who  *"'•    I,*»"  '«=•'«"  «n3:«'f  the  most 

gave  her  a  great  deal  of  uneasiness,  *<>rt"«»»te  of  all  men,  rf  you  dlow 

Iccepted  it.    A  ship  boiiml  for  that  TJ"  u"*''«'«^".V       ^**'  ^n?    T** 

island  was  then  fitting  at  Rochelle,  P.''«*  ?''«"     ^"^  '*!«'  "<"*  »'"»S'y. 

the  gentlewoman  went  on  board  the  ?•"«»  I  am  apprized  of  your  cha«c 

«me,   together  with    the   bales  of  »«'•    We  had  several  person*  of  ho- 

roods,  being  well  provided  with  all  «>oor on  bowd,  who  knew  yon, very 

Secemries.  and  pirlicularly  with  a  "«"•  '^  who,  «lurmg  my  passue. 

certificate  m  due  form,  and  iwlorsed  «"•*««•   «"  'he  quest'ons  I  asked 

by  the  Correspondent.     She  was  also  *'•«'"  concerning  you  in  so  advan- 

incladed  in  the  invoice,  the  last  ar-  **S«"»»  »  manned'  *hat  it  has  raised 

tide  of  which  run  thus :  '^J^^/  P*''!' *  ?'*^°'  ^"^  y"' " 

1  ni8  iirst  iDiCrvicw  wsui   id    ft   few 

"  Item— A  young  gentlewoman  of  25  day§  after  followed  by  the  niiptiaU, 

years  of  age,  of  the  quality  and  shape  ^jji^.^  ^g^e  very  raagnificeot.— The 

and  conditioned  as  per  order,  as  appears  new-married  couple  were  very  well 

by  the  affidavits  and  certificates  she  has  .^^j^fi^^  ^j^,,  ^^^^  happy  union  made 

to  produce.  ^^  ^  gjU  ^^  Exchange,  which  was  the 

The  writings  which  were  thought  most  fortunate  that  had  happened  ia 
necessary,  for  so  exact  a  man  as  the  that  island  for  many  years  past.  T.A. 
future  husband,  were,  an  extract  of  ■ 
the  parish  register;  a  certificate  of  Mr.  Urban,  Jan.  14, 
her  character,  signed  by  the  Curate,  /^  IVE  me  leave  to  communicate 
an  attestation  of  her  neis^hbours,  set-  \J  some  information  I  have  gained 
ting  forth  that  she  had  for  the  space  on  the  subject  of  the  Collar  of 
of  three  years  lived  with  an  old  aunt  S,S.  since  1  addressed  you  in  Vol. 
who  was  intolerably  peevish,  and  had  LXXXIII.  Part  ii.  p.  231. 
not  during  all  that  time  given  her  Trusler,  in  his  '*  Historian^s  Vade- 
said  aunt  the  least  occasion  of  com-  mecum,"  says,**  the  fashion  of  wearing 
plaint;  and  lastly,  the  goodness  of  Collars  of  S.  S.  introduced  1401." — 
her  constitution  was  certified  after  Mr.  Cough,  in  his  **  Sepulchral  Mo- 
consultation  by  four  noted  physicians,  numents,"'  mentions  that  this  badge  is 
Before  the  gentlewoman's  departure  on  the  monument  of  Matilda  Fitzwal- 
the  Parisian  Correspondent  sent  se-  ter,  at  Dunmow,  who  lived  in  the  reign 
Tcral  letters  of  advice  by  other  ships  of  John ;  which  is  the  earliest  instance 
to  his  friend,  whereby  he  informed  of  the  Collar  occurring  on  monumental 
him  that  per  such  a  ship  be  should  sculpture  in  that  elaborate  work.  If, 
send  a  young  woman,  of  such  anat^e,  therefore,  the  monument  was  erected 
character,  and  condition,  &c. ;  in  a  upon  or  soon  after  the  death  of  the 
word,  such  as  he  desired  to  marry.-—  lady,  Trusler's  date  must  be  errone- 
The  letters  of  advice,  the  bales,  and  ousi  but,  as  Gough  cites  no  other 

instance 


1 10  CBUar  ^  S.  S.'^Tki  laU  Earl  ^  Newburgb.        [Febv 


ioalaoce  till  the  eonnBeaceiMnt  of  Ura 
fifteenth  century*  the  former  may  be 
correct. -—Another  example  of  the 
Collar  haf  iDg  been  an  omnmeBt  worn 
by  wamen^  i§  the  effigies  of  Margaret 
Duchefli  of  Somerset  (temp*  Henry 
VI.)  at  Wwbonie  Minster. 

The  Life  of  Gowor«  in  the  Biogni« 
phia  Britanniea,  furnubes  us  with 
some  curious  particulars  on  the  suh* 
jects 

**  He  died  in  1409,  and  bis  effigies  in 
the  cbnrch  of  St.  Mary  Overie,  Smith- 
wark,  has  the  CoUar  of  S.  S.  which  in-  ' 
daofed  Leiand  to  suppose  that  he  was 
a  Kmghi^ '  notwittuctanding  the  first 
words  of  his  epitaph  ^  Armigwi  Scu- 
tum.*'—^owc,  on  the  <»tber  band,  infers 
that  he  was  only  an  Esquire^  the  Collar 
being  put  on  at  their  creation  ;  but  An- 
stia  having  observed  that  the  Collar  im- 
posed on  such  creation  of  Esquires  was 
not  of  gold  (as  this  of  Gower's  was)  but 
of  silver,  informs  us  that  the  Collar  of 
S.  S.  which  became  afterwards  a  mark 
of  dignity,  was  originally  the  cognisance 
or  biuige  of  the  house  of  Liancaster,  and 
was  worn  by  such  as  were  desirous  'of 
shewing  their  attachment  to  that  bouse. 
Upon  the  whole,  the  opinion  of  Selden 
seems  to  be  best  founded,  who  con- 
chides  our  Poet  to  have  l>een  only  an 
Msquh'e  from  the  words  of  bis  epitaph." 

A  passajge  in  the  Sepulehral  Monu- 
ments (before  alluded  to)  confirms  the 
opinion  that  the  Collar  was  not  worn 
by  Knif^hts  only;  vin,  that,  in  the 
reign  of  Henry  YlII,  the  Lord  Mayor 
of  Xondon  bad  a  Collar  ot  S.  S.  pre- 
sented to  him  by  Sir  John  Allen ;  at 
which  time  it  was  enacted,  that  no 
person  should  wear  one  of  that  kind 
unless  he  were  a  Knight* — It  seems 
also  that  this  badge  of  digiiit^  was 
of  English  invention  :  no  example  of 
H  occurs  in  Montlaucon's  **  Antiqui- 
ties of  the  French  Monarchy/'  nor 
on  any  foreign  engraved  portrait  that 
I  have  seen. 

No  distinction  is  trade  in  speaking 
of  the  aatieat  Collar  composed  en« 
tirely  of  links  in  the  shape  of  the 
letter  S,  and  the  modern  Collar  long 
worn  by  the  ^eat  Law  Ofiicerff,  hav- 
ing the  addition  of  the  Portcullises  ; 
the  latter  being  the  badge  of  Henry 
Til.  probably  points  out  the  time 
of  the  mvention  of  the  modern  Collar 
at  the  insignia  of  the  Judges.*— 1  take 
my  leave  of  the  subject  by  addiog, 
tlkmt  the  opinion  of  the  S.  S.  having 
an  aUosibn  to  the  Countess  of  Salii- 


biiry  temp.  Edward  III.  cannot  he 
admitted  |  but  if  it  was  really  latcad* 
ed  to  express  the  letter  S.  permit  me 
to  indulge  a  coi^jectuire  that  It  is  the 
first  of  the  Latin  word  *'  SU^num,*^ 
which  signifies  it  badge  of  honour. 
Tours,  &c.  8.  B. 

Mr.  tJiniAN,  Jan.  lis, 

IMPRESSED  with  an  idea  that 
the  krticle,  relative  to  the  late 
Earl  of  Newburgh,  which  appear^ 
in  your  last  vouirae.  Part  ii.  pagea 
608  and  609,  was  intended  to  iutorm, 
and  not  to  mislead  its  readers;  I 
trust  the  Author  of  that  article,  and 
the  publick,  will  pardon  me  for  of^ 
fering  a  feW  corrections,  toj^ether 
with  positive  facts  in  support  otthem. 

The  late  Anthonv  James,  Earl  of 
Newburgh,  who  died  on  the  28tb  (not 
the  29th)  of  November  last,  had  nO 
other  Surname  than  his  paternal  one 
**  Radcljffe}*'  and  instead  of  describ* 
ing  him  as  the  *<  last  of  the  noble 
race  of  Kadclyffe,"  it  would  certainly 
have  been  more  accurate  to  have 
said,  that  be  was  the  last  heir  male 
descended  of  the  body  of  Sir  Franera 
Rad^l  vlie,  Baronet,  who  was  created 
Earlof  Derwentwater;  for  there  are 
at  this  time  several  members  of  tbii 
■oble  and  distinguished  branch  of  the 
family,  who  have  been  long  settled 
in  the  counties  of  York,  Cumberland, 
and  Northumberland,  more  than  eoo 
c;f  whom  were  personally  knowd  to 
their  noble  Chief,  and  were  iatro- 
ducec  by  his  Lordship  to  divert  of 
his  acquaintance  aa  members  of  his 
f  milyi  and  by  a  reference  to  hiawill* 
it  wiil  be  foundf  that  he  was  pleased 
to  bequeath  a  very  considerable  re^ 
▼ersionary  legacy  to  one  of  Uioae 
members  of  his  family,  with  whom 
he  had  been  for  a  great  many  years 
past  in  the  habit  of  most  iatiroale 
friendship. 

His  Lordship^s  great  grandfather, 
the  second  Earl  of  Derweetwater, 
was  Edward,  sot  Jantes  as  in  your 
Obituary  :  his  Lordship's  great  onrkv 
it  is  true,  was  James,  third  Earl  of 
Derwentwater »  he  married  Anne 
Webb,  the  great  aunt  of  Amie  the 
present  Countess  of  Newburgh  i  was 
beheaded  the  94th  uf  February  17  I5-S| 
and  had  a  temporary  interment  iS 
the  churchward  of  St.  Giles's  iitf  Um 
fields ;  from  whence  his  body  vsalrfll^ 
terwarda  removed,  and  deposited  i* 
the  fanily  buryi«g-|ilace,  io  the  tk%^ 


pit  ^  fci»  ^9Wfnm,mmkm  i*  Pft*,  Ltrtfdbipi  I7  to  iritt  Int  litlM  tk» 

•IM  i»  NwMmti^tawL  >  IKi  1k»i4*  iHMiua  of  hif  Ifarfhurtethia^  m* 

•li«l*«  jtunfelhar*;  tim  0«KMtrtUt  Ulti  after  Ike  toUli  of  hit  Co— leiii 

Chvli»  B«Mf  ft»  ir«».  MiiMed  fclM  a^ik  io  mumoumo  of  thai  mmnk 


Ml  :•£  PtoeiDtM  h%i$f  9iU  WM IM  UIimIo  of  coodMl,  wUck  wHifioai- 

ijdl  .tii.4iMi  diordbt|fu4  of  Jl.ttite  bodI;  in  eve^  poft  of  kmdkmmUmt 

tferteoli^  -  :  ->  tn    '.  •  aoA  goicM  every  Mtion^  of  hie  119b. 

Tte  aoowl  feet  ^of  the  oatalarof  \um  l^oiMiifioeooeifiof^lbot  bit  teid 

tWa  aiohk  fftfoily*  ftaled^io  yoor  ar*  co^aio  aod.Mr  waa  extreoaely  w^ 

UfikotrMMDOit  aar  00%  it  o»coid«  proiriieA  Ibr,.  by  a.  taliiable  aotieaft 

iMrff  oiiaM0«a|e4  v  •  palaraal  lolierUaBee,'  wbofoinlli'  to 

Tlio  lioola  Mr  of  lids.  pvuMoelf  fOMiorl  Um  chara^ar  af.ft  privalo 


naalttia  bj  wbiab'  oqiP«aii*a -your  aaiMieaiaii  of  llio  finl  oriar^  ao  Ma 

wit  how  iaiao4ai  Jaioaa>iacihaloiiie«r»  had  pd  i4aa.  -of  Chat  gentleaiaa  efo^ 

4rai ftairi of Ma«ibMtf«h of ahit feaailf ,  fattaMriiachiiit n  hii title  1  he •havat- 

tW :  "oUoal  aoa  >  of .  Iho  taiil  €harie»  fore  ^tM  the  rof eiaioo  of  tho  groat 

BaMffW  aa4  Iho  Inij   Chorloite  bo#j  QfiiUoaiaaaiiB6aMax,aftef  tim 

l|ftra-9lr**'"M^^>  ia  her  own  right  death  of  Ihr said  Coooteis,  opodhn 

Coanteoi-of  lleaihiirsW.aeTeafeaeia*  fooaln   Jaaiet  JByre^  enq.  the  aext 

eioiiyoooiiit?  fro«|rltav«rnQMOt  1  bat  bfother  of  thoaaiil  Francit  Syre*  aod 

thOjifiaa  4tC  3<MHKM*  wat '  fotfod  ufWEMt-  tho  heira  mak  of  hie  body  f  witb  ro> 

tho  oatatoa  ky  ^arKament,  hobo  a  maiiider  tu  ChadeaEjre»  oext  broi> 

GfOi^  ih  1.141  aod  U4«»  and  difidei4  ther  of  Iho  aaid  JaoMe  Eyre,  and  the 

io.- .  Wiaajoal  ^hanea  bal^lHMi  hiaiaiH  betra  omIo  of  hit  ]^ady ;  aad,  lailiag 

iWli.|iia.yKMin|roff.bro!lho«  andaiftom,  aocb  laMie^  with  r^naaiadiiff  oefer  to 

.  Tho  lata  aMleii«rd»boifOveff,(andB  iho  laid  Franda  BtK  and  the  heira 

ao(t  bia  fitfbort  aa  yoaraathor  Jhaatt)  mala  of  bia  body,  kc 

aaoa  ia%ar  bia  .aaid  ijttber't  deaths  Thoantiont  paternal  &iiiity  eitalaa 

afeia  bia  appiaealioa.  for  the  reata^  in.  the  cunaftief  of  Kortboiaberland^ 

ff^lioai  qf  iua  aotieol.  Hhsraal  iohe«.  Comboriaod»  and.  Darfaaaa,  known  by 

ii|iinfio»pb|aiaedhQ^an^AciolParlt»'^  the  Muno.of  the  Denraatwater  oo* 

nieiit  sa  Geo.  III.  cap,  93.  the  an*  tatai^  ioof  voaied  by  Pariiainont  in 

^ty  of  ^tdOO/.  tQ  be  raisad  from  tiie  the  Trustees  of  Greenwich  Hospital, 

estatea,  payable  to  htm  by  the  Tru»>  (from    which    his  Lordship  received 

tieea  i»f  Greenwich  UospUaJ*  HisLocd*  the  trifling  aaiiuity  heforemeotioned), 

ship,  besides  the  Sussex  eslatea  which  upon   his  death    without  issue,    tiio 

by  his  mother  Barbara,  daugh<^  right  devolved,  by  virtue  of  settle* 


ter,  and  ot  length  sole  heir  of  Anthony  meotsmadein  1695  and  1712,  upon 

Kewpa,  of  Sliiideu,  esq*  (which  your  the  present  Lord  Petre. 

author  asAorU  were  his  only  landed  His  Lordship  was  buried,  as  became 

property)  wa^L  possessed  of  the  manor  his  high  rank,  on  the  Idtb  December 

of  An^ble,  &c.  6(e.    in  Northuinher-  1814,  in  the  vanlt  of  the  Keropes,  in 

land,  a  niember  0/  the  Derwentwater  the  chancel  of  his  parish  church  of 

estates,   aometime   the  provisioa  of  Slioden.   Amongst  the  great  nnmber 

William  Ka^clyffe*  esq.   a  cadet  of  of  moaraers  who  attended  this  last 

bis  Lordship's  family,  which  escheated  duty,  were  the  two  sons  of  his  said 

to  the  Crown,  about  the  year  1788,  cousin    Francia   fiyre.    Sir  Thomaa 

and  was  granted  to  his  Lordship  by  Webb,  baft,    brother  to  the  widow 

patent  1708  ;  aad  of  an  estate  m  the  Countess;  and  William  Radclyflfe,esq. 

county  of  Gloucester,  which  descend-  a    remote    relative,  who   for  many 

ed  to  his  father,  as  the  eldest  son  years  had  been  honoured   with    his 

aad  heir  of  Charlotte  Maria  Countess  friendship  and  confidence, 

of  Newburghabovemeotioned;  which  la  order  to  put  the  pretensions  of 

estate  his  Lordship  intended  to  have  the  claimaixts  to  the  Earldom  of  New- 

apecifically   devised    and  settled,    aa  b:irgh    in  the  clearest   light  in    my 

wcU  as  his  other  estates,  but  which,  power,  I  shall  stale,  in  as  concise  a 

QWin0  to  the  inefficiency  of  that  part  manner   as   the  subject  will  admit, 

a»f  bia  will  which  related  to  it,  has  the  descendants  of  the  Countess  Char- 

tioco  hb  death  fallen  into  the   pos^  lofte  Maria,  who  brought  the  title 

aasiioo  of  Francis  Eyre,  of  Has>op,  into  the  family  of  Raddyfte. 

in  Dorbyshire,  esq.  as  cousin  aud  oeir  By  her  first  husband,  the  Honour^ 

at  btw  of  the  late  £ari,  on  whom  his  able  Thomaa  Clifford,  she  had  two 

daughters; 


112         The  EaYldom  ^Newburgh. — Korner^s  Poems,      [Feb* 

daughters;  Frances,  who  died  uoroar-  poblished  at  Berlio  in  May  1814.—* 

ried;  aod  Anne,  who  married,  to  James  The  Author  was  a  Lieatemmt  in  the 

Mahoney,  a  native  of  Ireland,  who  Cavalry  corps,  which,  under  the  com* 

was  some  time  a  Count  in  Italy,  and  mand  of  Major  Lutzow,  dislifl^ished 

a  general  officer  in  the  service  of  the  itself  so  highly  aroon^  the  GerniMi 

King  of  Naples.    Bj  him  she  had  an  partbans,  and   died  of  his  wonnda, 

only  daughter,  Cecilia,  who  married  ihortly  after  one  of  the  desperate  en- 

the  Prince  Benedict  Giustiniani,    of  gagements  of  the  last  yesv.    TbeM^ 

Rome,  hj  whom  she  had  three  sons  poems  are  not  numerous;  the  stirring 

and  two  daughters,  viz.  Pfince  Vin-  time  allowed  none  of  the  letsore  of 

cent  Giustiniani,  eldest  son  and  heir,  composition;  they  are  chiefiy  ocoi-'' 

born  1762;  Lawrence,  second  son;  sional, — a  bold  summons  to  the  coun- 

James,.  third  son;  Isabella,  married  try, — a  lament    over    some    fellow-' 

to  Francis,  Prince  of  Ruspoli ;  and  warrior,-— ao  outcry  on  the  death  of 

Catherine,  married  to  Louis  Baltha-  theKtng,whowasfora  while  supposed' 

ser,  Duke  de  Ceri,   of  Rome,   by  to  have  perished  at  Bautzen*    Such 

whom  she  has  several  children.    The  works  compensate  the  grace  of  poetrj 

said  Lady  Anne  (who  remarried  to  I'y  the  higher  and  more  impetuous 

Don  Carlo  SL  Severino)  survived  her  influences  almost  inseparable   from 

daughter  Cecilia,  and  died  28th  April  their  day.    No  labour  of  imag^mi- 

1793,  leaving  hergraodson  Prince  Vin-  tion  can  give  the  impress,  strnck  out 

cent  Giustiniani  (an  alien  as  to  this  &t  once  by  the  mignt  and  sharpness 

country)   her  heir,    who,  upon  the  of  the  actual  scene.    Study  is  cold  to 

death  of  the  late  Earl  of  Newburgb,  the  whirl  of  thought  that  must  have 

became  heir,  under  the  law  of  Scotland,  passed  through  the  mind  in  that  fierj 

to  the  said  Charlotte  Maria,  Countess  and  vehement  trial,— every  moment 

of  Newburgb.    He  married  in  1789,  full  of  lofty  earnestness,  the  whole 

hath  issue,  and  is  now  living.   The  spirit  of  the  man  wound  up  to  its 

Countess  married,  secondly,  the  Hon.  sternest  tension,  the  realities  of  hope 

Charles  Radcljiffe,  by  whom  she  bad  ^d  glory,  and  life  and  death,  perpe- 

issue  two  sons,  James  Bartholomew,  tually  sweeping  before  the  eye, — the 

£arl  of  Newburgb,'  ftither  of  the  late  poet   not  left  to    the  feebleness  of 

£arl,  aiid  of  Anne,  both  of  whom  dreams  and  visions,  but  himself  the 

died  without  issue;  James 'Clement  soldier,  himself  exulting  and  swelling 

Radclyffe,  who  died  without  issue;  among  the  trumpets  and  the  swords,— 

and   several  daughters,  all  of  whom  **  the  garments  rolled  in  blood,  the" 

died  unmarried,  except  Mary,  the  thunder   of  the    Captains,   and   the* 

youngest,  who  was  born  at  Rome,  shouting.*'    One  of  Korner's  poems 

and  married  to  Francis  Eyre,  then  of  is  a  **  Farewell  to  Life,'*  composed  on 

Warkworth,   Northamptonshire,    af-  the  night  of  June  17,  1 813,  while  he 

terwards  of  Hassop  in  the  county  of  lay  desperately  wounded,  in  a  wood* 

Derby,  esq.  deceased ;  by  whom  she  without  help,  and  **  thought  to  die.** 

left  a  daughter,  married  to  Arthur  ThePrefacesimplymentionsthatthe 

Onslow,  esq.  and  three  sons,  Francis  Duke  of  Mecklenburgh  Schwerin,  as 

Eyre,  of  Hassop,  esq.  the  first  cousin  a  testimony  of  respect  for  this  distin- 

and  heir  at  law  of  the  late  Earl,  James  guished  youth,  desired  that  he  should 

Eyre,  and  Charles  Eyre,  all  of  whom  be  buried  hi  the  Ducal  vault;  butKor- 

have  already  been  mentioned.  ner's  companions  in  arms  had  already 

To   the    errors  and   singularities  chosen  a  grave  for  him  under  au  oak, 

which  have  attended  the  description  near  which,  we  believe,  he  fell.    The 

of  this  casct  permit  me  to  point  out  Duke  then  did  all  that  remained  to 

one  more,  by  no  means  thp  least  re-  princely   rec^ret,   set  apart  the  sur* 

markable.   Mr.  Eyre  is  stated,  in  the  rounding  space  of  fort^  yards  for  his 

jurat  of  the  executors,  among  whom  perpetual  memorial,  encircled  it  with 

be  was  first  named,  and  in  the  probate  masonry,  and  raised  over  the  body 

of  the  Earl's  will,  to  have  been  casAT  a  monument  bearing   a  sword    ana 

VEPHEw  OF  TBS  TESTATOR ! !  J  lyre.  Wreathed  with  an  oaken  garland. 

Yours,  &c.             W.  R.  R.  C.  A  specimen  or  two,  first  translated 

w  in  the  before-mentioned  newspaper, 

Mr.  Urbav,                        Feb.  a,  well  deserves  a  niche  in  your  **  Select 

r?^HE  Times  Newspaper  has  very  Poetry  *."              A  TaAiiscaiBBR. 

X    deservedly  introduced  to  pub-    — — 

lie  notice  the  Poems  of  Kornex,  •  Seep.  161.    Edit. 

Mr. 


of  *orae  imall  and  liiihertu  unper-  giate,  hew  itone,  cut  clolh,  mnke 

eeived  eminence  in  the  Ivrehead  hat  dreiw*,  iind  ail  tbe  arl*  uf  civil  Jife  i 

given  lo  the  critical  eve  of  a  moderu  Ho  uther  Taiullj  ii  more  active  or 

ohittTter,   the  idea  of  a  ch»racler  ei-  uieful  to  locielj.     United  with  Ibe 

•eotiatlj   different  from  that   of  the  organ  of  number,  the  faculty  of  ton. 

iraj   pericn,  though  the  figure  has  tirucliteneit  proiluce*  a  lualhemati- 

been  in  olher  reijiect*  like.     Hut  [he  cal  luatrunient  niaktrt  irilh  muiick, 

molt    curiuu*  fad,    and  that  nbich  a  muiical    instrunieat  maker  t   w'lli 

affurdi  the  atrongest  cor  rob  or  a  lion  of  form,  a  drawer  uf  fi^^uret,  &c     This 

the  Doctrine,  is,  that,  in  examining  organ  in  aitualed  at  the  temple,  and 

rvrlra.Ht  drevinbgeerlaiucf  the moal  U  geavrall)   Id  a  liue  with  tlie  check 

celebrated  lHatlen,   who  have  added  sad  jnwbone. 

inlrllect  and  geniui  In  the  arli  of  the  8-  Organ  ef  Covetjvenen,  or  Ihefl. 

)wncil,  wehaiefound  an  organization  There  are  tfaiei(.-<i  ainimg  all  cIhi-ci 

of  thehead  expreited,  lo  exa<:r}]>  con-  of  societ)  t    even    Priests  have  lbt« 

forinable  to  the  known  chiracler  of  proiiensil)',  as  Saunn,  Pastor  of  Ge- 

thc  individual  drawn,  that  one  would  neva ;    Du(  tors    huve  stolen    thing* 

■Imont  luppuie  it  was  done  bj  a  mo-  from  their  Vatlenti'  houses,  and  sent 

dern  CranioliiglsL     In  a  future  Num-  them  back  again  i  initance*  of  d^in^ 

ber,    a   prufeHiooal    friend    of    roine  per«nn»  putting  out  their  handi  and 

will,  I  hope,  communicate  mure  cii-  stealing  the  snufi'-box  of  their  Con- 

rioai  facti  of  this  nature,   and  detail  feasors  t  idiota  have  it  in  tbe  extreme, 

(•roe  remarkable  instances,  which  an  and  men  coTet  and  steal  every  thing, 

Cbht.  Mao-  FtbruATji,  1815.  ctea 


1 1 4       Dr.  Spurzheim^s  Lectures  &n  PhjfH^namyf  ITr.    .  [F«b« 

eTen  those  articles  which  are  troublar  to  ^n  a-  liYidi;.  tn  madntii  It  k  fl& 
•oroe  to  them  and  oot  uieful.  Jurif-  iaa  highly  developed, 
consults  denv  the  existence  of  this  at  II.  Orgun  i^  j4ppr0kaii&nf  or  yM. 
a  faculty,  alleging  that  all  property  nityi  this  seotimeut  has  a  double  or- 
is a  matter  of  convention,  and  purely  gan,  which  appears  in  two  oblong 
artificials  but  answers  Dr.  Spur^  elevations  on  each  side  of  thai  of 
beim,  although  actual  property  may  Pride,  which  is  single.  Tbis  is  cha* 
be  the  result  of  conventional  laws,  racteristic  of  their  respective  fune* 
^et  the  feeling  of  property  is  innate,  tions :  pride  considers  itself^  aoA 
it  is  connate  with  selfishness.  Society  looks  straightforward,  vanity  lo^kl 
produces  no  new  facuUy  $  both  am-  oneachsidefortheapplaBseof  everjr 
mats  and  men,  whether  social  or  sa-  thing  around.  Insanity  much  oftoner 
vage,  equally  evince  this  feeling  of  arises  from  pride  than  Tanity.  A 
property  or  possession,  this  propen-  vain  man  asks  bitnself,  will  sucb  or 
sity  to  self-appropriation.  Birds  do  such  a  thing  please  ?  shall  I  be  a|P* 
not  allow  others  to  intrude  on  their  plauded  or  condemned  ?  a  proud  oqo 
haunts  $  we  never  see  two  robins  on  satisfies  himself,  and  cares  for  no 
one  tree  i  a  dog  defends  his  bone  more.  Women,  being  generally  Tain, 
more  determineoiy  in  his  master's  have  this  organ  highly  devdopodU 
bouse  than  abroad;  men  have  this  There  are  more  women  than  men 
feeliug,  which  gives  them  courage  deranged  by  vanity.  The  love  of 
to  resist  and  re^el  robbers.  This  applause,  however,  appears  in  all 
covetive  propensity  is  necessary  to  characters:  a  coachman  if  pleated 
animal  subsistence  {  it  is  therefore  with  being  told  he  manages  bis  horsef 
natural,  and  existed  before  any  social  well  i  a  General,  with  leading  bis 
conventions  $  they  were  of  subsequent  army  to  victory.  Emulation  is  found* 
origin;  its  abuse  rendered  laws  neces-  ed  on  tbis  sentiment;  it  it  called  n' 
tary  to  prevent  its  excesses.  Cpvet-  man's  weakness,  but  is  in  reality  bit 
iveness,  however,  like  all  other  pro*  strength.  Persons  who  are  fond  of 
pensities,  is  laudable  when  duly  exer-  bein^  caressed,  honoured,  and  are 
cised.  Drunkenness  is  not  a  fac^ulty,  ai^bitious,  who  feel  the  be$ain  d'iire 
but  an  abuse  of  bunker  and  thirst ;  atni^,  have  the  upper  posterior  and 
in  like  manner,  thett,  plagiarism,  lateral  part  of  the  bead  much  deve^ 
fraud,  usury,  telf-appropriation,  &e.  loped. 

are  abuses  of  the  natural  propensity  12.    Organ  qf  Cauiiownent   thit. 

of  covetiveness  or  self-preservation*  sentiment  leads  to  doubting,  irretoln- 

Its  organ  is  situated  behind  that  of  tion,   anxiety,  and  fear  i    excetsiTO 

constructiveness,  on  the  lower  ante-  cautiousness  disposes  to  melancholj, 

rior  angle  of  the  parietal  bone.  and  thence  to  suicide.    One  man  ad« 

9.  Organ  of  Sacretiveness ;  it  ap-  vances  without  any  consideration  of 
pears  in  liars,  hypocrites,  intriguers,  difficulties;  another exclaimson  every 
aud  dramatists,  and  runs  in  a  lateral  occasion,  **  take  care,*'  and  evineet 
direction  behind  the  organs  of  Con-  this  sentiment.  This  orsan  is  In  the 
structiveness  and  Covetiveness,  and  upper  posterior  part  of  both  sides  of 
over  that  of  Destructiveness.  Itsef-  the  head,  and  gives  it  a  square  aa-» 
fects  are  manifested  by  the  cunning,  pearance  behino.  Women  generairf 
prudence,  address,  &c.  of  individuals,  nave  this  organ  more  developed  than. 
according  as  it  is  associated  with  men.  This  sentiment  explains  how  n 
other  facullie«.  Keeping  a  secret  man  may  have  courage,  and  yelbe 
belongs  to  this  faculty,  and  is  essen-  at  the  same  time  fearful.  It  is  neeea- 
tial  to  fidelity  and  personal  integrity,  sary  to  our  preservation,  eonsidert 

The  Second  genus  is  Sentiments,  cunsequences,  produces  butSf  and 
which  follow  the  propensities,  and  makes  men  circumspect, 
have  something  more  than  mere  in-  13.  Organ  of  Benevolence  to  men, 
clination.  Some  of  them  are  com-  or  of  Meekness  in  brutes ;  it  appeart 
mon  to  man  and  animals,  others  are  as  a  height  at  the  top  of  the  fore- 
proper  to  man  only*  To  the  former  head.  Caribs  have  flat  foreheluls, 
belongs,  and   little  benevolence.     Sweca  re» 

10.  Organ  of  Self 'love  9  or  ^fide  I  li  markable  for  this  character.  Ani- 
ls situated  at  the  summit  or  apex  of  mals  having  a  vertical  Hdge  between 
the  head.  Instance  of  a  beggar  that  the  eyes,  as  horses,  dogs,  &c,  are 
wa^  too  proud  to  learn  auy  busineM  meek  and  good-natured »  if  tbit  pmrt 

be 


}Mf i]     Dr.  ajpttnAeitft Leetura tnl^gsA^mj^  Kc.     lis 

fesMl^a^llMi'ti      kick«rMtf.  Bb^  revelatian  «t  it  i«  aot  ^vwi  to  Mi* 

■inJwni  m  a        Js  it  nerely  pii^  malSyiwhich  »re  incaptthki  of  r«c«iTiiig 

«vt,iB  iBta  it      Httmi  k  »rMucer  tuck  gifts.    This  fMiiitty  ftintt  beex« 

toniMiityt   llo      lality*  kiiMneM,  li*  «rei8«l,  and  it  provet  that  religion  it 

kanliiy«nndCir«rtKaft'cAiir^.    Cra-i  boCti  natoral  aiMl  neremafj  to  man* 

illy  if  not  the  want  of  banrToleiitar  He  wbe  \§  dettitnte  of  thit  organ  can 

aene  aegaftive  can  produce-  a  pottliv*  aafCT  eoaeeiTe  how  men  cun  Tenerata 

hmHji   ImI  tk9  pi^pcMity  to  dt^  .the  Creator,  of  irhom  they  know  la 

fifaatrieiiett  i  it  b  oiodified  by  keoew  htlie :  jou  roaj  reason,  describe,  and 

lileace*-  tfevionstrate  with  hi  in  on  religion  and 

«Ma  pkilaaofhitai  sfsteni  hitherto  the  keauties  of  noirneisi  bntbecan 

Moyeaei  kat aac^aately  iadicated  the  ncrer  cither  feel  or  comurehead  yoar 

be  of  deiiiaiaatiQa.kelweea  men  and  meaning.    If  he  aot  only  rejects  th« 

kates.  Tbe  latter  ha^e  all  the  primi*  practice  of  aitty,  hot  mils  at  all  reli- 

life  farolties  noticed  by  philoH>phert,  gton,  he  onfy  coddemns  himielf,  en* 

asmpffDOy  mmmofjf  jadgment,  au^  poses  his  fnferioritv  to  other  aieo, 

i^MMaatioa :  s0ii^  hdve  denied  theia  and  prorei  tkat  he  if  destitate  of  this 

thsifittert  but  arinuils  dream  as  well  primary  sentiment  of  veneration.  Hie 

#  oiDii,  and  therefore  imagine.  ,0t  actkms  are  like  tkose  of  a  blind  man 

Ibe  aBOtniie^ts  proper  to  man,  the  who  should  coacinde  that  there  is  na 

Mtla  reliciont  which  prevails  eveiy  sack  thing  as  light  in  existence ;  as 

ailing  In  sSI  states  of  hamaa  Existence,  tbe-one  can  ncTeif  perfectly  understand 

II  ftjik  bean  vn^arly  observed,  that  the  nature  of  vision,  so  neither  caoF 

kdHiiaddd  Dcnons    are   rdigiqnsi  the  oliker,  religtea  or  veneration.  Na 

lBf.ah»i|i«a   n^te  very  rarely  bald  sentiment  indeed  can  be  taught  i  man 

kai4%  «iii  yet  are  in  general  mere  eaaaot  aederstand  what  hanger  Iv 

j/M^  dnn  mea.    Artists  have  repre-  witheut  expeviencing  It «  neither  can 

Mad  atf  the  chiefs  of  religions  sects  he  the  sentiment  of  veneration,  with^*' 

wilk'  Ugh  beads :  the  Saints  are  al|  so  ooe  feeling  it. 

ia^aHied:  .  The  kead  of  Christ  shonid  15.  Tkc  Of^mn  tf  Hope  and  FaWi; 

have,  nil' -ike  facalties  propel' to  man  kelongs  to  Religion  i  it  is  situated 

gntfjr '  elefate^,  those  comnion  to  loagitudiaally  oneacfa  side  of  Venera/- 
ndla  depressed.  Many  heads  of  tion.  There  is  in  man  a  sentiment 
the  Savioi^r  represent  a  coxcomb  i  of  faith  i  the  faculties  are  given  for 
others,  having  the  bead  high,  and  the  the  use  of  this  life,  and  the  indulgence 
kair  falling  on  each  side  from  the  of  hope  becomes  faith.  Hone  is  mix- 
centre,  are  more  like  the  ori<^inal :  ed  with  something  more  than  mere 
beaoe.  Artists  may  in  future  know  desire ;  many  persons  evince  by  their 
how  to  delineate  this  character.  Re-  lives  and  actions  that  they  are  all 
figion  is  too  vague  a  term  for  this  hope,  and  neglect  evefy  thing  in  this 
seatinaent,  which  does  not  include  be-  world  in  hopes  of  great  enjoyments 
oevolence  and  the  moral  virtues,  in  the  next ;  they  are  enthusiasts,  and 
laaoy  men  being  pious  without  bene-  very  credulous.  Some  persons  have 
Toleace*  justice,  or  moral  honesty  ;  faith  and  not  benevolence,  others  be- 
tkey  will  Tie,  cheat,  and  deceive.  A»  nevolence  and  not  faith  ;  and  some 
this  sentiment  venerates  and  respects,  are  devout  in  saying  their  prayers, 
and  is  especially  directed  towards  the  and  yet  have  neither  faith,  justice, 
great  Creator  of  all  things,  it  is  pro-  nor  benevolence, 
perly  denominated,  1 6.  Organ  of  Ideality,  or  Poetry,  is 

14.    Organ  of  Veneration,    It  is  si-    —- ^ — 

tuated  in  the  midst  of  the  upper  part  *  P*^  truth  merits  the  attention  of 

of  the    bead,    before  tbe   organ   of  Missionary  Societies,    and  those  well- 

Pride.  But,  although  men  are  Indow-  '"^,*";"S  persons  who  think  to  convert 

J     .;,         '        .,  ^?  v*««-,  ♦; n«  unlettered  savages  into   good  and  en- 

sd  With  an  orgap  oT  Veneration,   Re-  ,j  ^tened  Christians.     The  Jews  were 

velation  is  not  unnecessary.   Religion  ^^^^  centuries  disciplined  under  the 

existed  apaong  ail  men  Jong  prior  to  j^^^  before  the  Gospel  was  offered  to 

Revelat'iaa  ;  and  many  nations  are  them.    It  is  strange  that  the  professors 

still  without  this  light :  yet  the  senti-  of  the  Christian  faith  are  so  inattentive 

BHnt  9i  YeneratioB  even  to  the  works  to  the  manner  of  the  Divine  dispensa- 

of  their  owe  haads,  to  cats,  dogs,  dec  tions,  and  that  they  never  think  of  iml- 

tiists  aaM>ag  tke  most  savage  people,  tating  tbe  divine  example  before  them. 

Man  aansl  be  prepared  for  receiving  Phiianthr.\ 

situated 


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[Ffeb. 


siiualedover  that  of  Covetiyeness,  and 
is  an  obvious  promineDce  above  the 
temples  of  Milton,  Shakspeare*  Dry- 
den,  &c.  but  not  in  Locke,  or  the 
Fhiiosophtrs.  In  like  manner  the 
antique  heads  of  Homer  and  Horace 
have  this  organ,  Tvhich  is  wanting  in 
that  of  Deindsthenes.  Some  are 
pleased  with  Puetry,  although  they 
do  not  write  it;  others  are  pleased 
and  write  it;  and  many  make  verses, 
but  not  poetr}' ;  they  are  versifiers, 
and  not  poets.  There  is  a  peculiar 
manner  of  action  in. all  poets;  they 
are  alwaj's  exalted  and  elevated,  they 
con^der  mau  as  he  should  be,  and  not 
as  he  is,  view  the  world  in  an  exalted 
and  purified  state;  by  this  continued 
exaltation  they  are  inspired,  as  it 
were.  Artists  may  have  this  faculty 
with  great  advantage  to  their  art. 
Poets,  who  contemplate  all  objects  in 
an  ideal  view,  have  properly  this  fa- 
culty, which  is  often  very  injurious 
to  men  who  have  all  their  other  feel- 
ings exalted  by  this  incessant  exertion 
of  the  imagination.  There  are  prose 
writers  whose  diction  is  entirely  poe- 
tical ;  but  he  who  writes  in  a  calm 
reasoning  way  is  no  poet. 

17.  Organ  of  Righteousness-  Man 
has  a  particular  sentiment  of  just  and 
unjust,  right  and  wrong;  no  inferior 
animal  has  this  faculty,  which  consti- 
tutes the  conscience.  There  are  in- 
deed persons,  however  repugnant  the 
fact  may  be  to  our  feelings,  who  have 
really  no  conscience.  Of  this  there 
are  examples,  of  criminals  going  to 
death  perfectly  satisfied  with  the  pro- 
priety of  their  own  actions,  of  persons 
who  are  pleased  only  with  criminal 
actions,  and  wonder  how  others  do 
not  enjoy  the  same,  delight  in  them. 
Bigots  are  of  this  description ;  they 
are  pleased  with  their  own  conceits, 
and  cannot  conceive  how  all  others 
are  not  cf  their  mind.  No  inferior 
faculty  has  any  conscience,  and  hence 
we  must  admit  that  there  are  persons 
without  a  conscience,  which  belongs 
to  the  sentiment  of  righteousness. 
Conscience  is  divided  into  absolute, 
individual  or  relative,  alnd  positive ; 
the  first  is  the  faculty  of  justice  com- 
bined with  the  other  higher  facul- 
ties, the  last  depends  on  the  laws. 
Christ  was  the  only  law-giver  who 
founded  all  his  laws  on  the  sentiment 
of  abiolute  justice. 

18.  Organ  of  Determinatenets^  or 
firmness ;  tjlkis  is  the  last  of  the  senti- 


menti ;  it  fixes  all  the  othert,  and  if 
indicated  by  an  elevated  part  on  the 
front  top  of  the  head.  He  wii6  baf 
this  or^an  resolves  abd  persiiitt  in  his 
resolution  t  he  is  a  determhied  man, 
and  may  be  depended  *  on.  Observe 
persons  who  argue  and  will  not  be 
convinced,  and  you  may  discover  thia 
organ  before  that  of  Pride.  It  Is  es- 
sential to  integrity  of  character }  its 
excess  becomes  stubbornness,  its  ab- 
sence indicates  fickleness  and  incon^ 
stancy.    (To  be  continued,) 

Mr.  Urbav,  Jan.  9. 

IHAy£  been  laJL^ly  amusing  my- 
self in  the  perusal  of  Elton'a 
'<  Specimens  of  the  Classic  Poels  of 
Antiquity."  The]^  have  certainly  a^ 
forded  me  entertainment.  But  I  am 
sorry  to  say,  that  I  think  he  hai  been 
peculiarly  unfortunate  in  hii  selec- 
tions; because  the  translations  from 
his  favourite  passages  have«  in  almost 
every  instance,  been  executed  ifongf 
ago  in  a  style  imd  manner  iofinitelj 
superior  to  bis  own.  I  will  not  trou- 
ble you  with  a  long  letter  at  present* 
but  will  reserve  some  of  mv  obseria- 
tions  for  another  opportomiy. 

In  Theocritus  he  has  unquestiona- 
bly failed.  Perhaps  his  best  Terstons 
are  from  Bion  and  Moscbus* 

Of  the  existing  translations  of 
these  Poets,  by  Creech,  Fawkea, 
Langhorne,  and  Polwhele,  the  pub- 
lick  seems  to  have  decided  in  favour 
of  the  last- mentioned  writer.  To 
have  done  better  than  Fawkes,indeed» 
would  have  been  considered,  by  Mr. 
Polwhele  and  his  friends,  [as  no  great 
praise. 

From  Bion*s  Epitaph  on  Adouisit 
any  part  of  Polwhele's  Version  may 
be  selected,  in  opposition  to  the  new 
competitor.  Bl ton's  happiett  trans- 
lations are  the  following : 

'*  My  Venus  I  ahy  the  Loves  for  tbee 

bewail ;  [fo*^  s 

With  that  lost  youth  thy  fading  gracea 
Her  beauty  bloom'd,  while  life  was  in 

his  eyes  y  [him  it  dies. 

jihy  woe!  with  him  it  bloom'd,  with 
The  oaks  and  mountains  **  ah,  Adonis  V* 

sigh  5 
The  rivers  moan  to  Venu^  agony : 
The  mountain  springs  all  trickle  into 

tears :  [pears ; 

The  blush  of  grief  on  eveiy  flower  ap- 
And  Venus  o^er  each  solitary  hilly 
And  thro'  wide  cities  chaunts  Asr  ^ges 

shrink*  Vcj.  m.  p.  StfO. 

Yet 


I    now  turn    to  Mr,   Polwhele'i 
transIalioQ ; 

"  ■  Perith'd  AdonUl'   my   full  sorrons 
'      eigh —  [Lo»es  reply. 

■  P«riah'il'  — tbe   Loves,    the   weeping 
Lo!  Venus  blooms  no  more  in  beauty's 
pride  ;  [they  died  ! 

With  him  her  graces  li*'d !   with  him 
Those  vivid   bltubes,  tbose  entrancing 

Tbatform  glow'i!  only  for  Adoni«'  arms  I 
Tbe   mountain-spriiigB,   the  rivers,   as 

lliey  flow. 
And  the  hill-oaks  remurmur  to  her  woe!" 

"  Soon  as   she  saw  her  lover  press  the 
.  ground,  [the  wound, 

Wilher'd  his  crimson  thigh,  and  wide 
She  ilretch'd  ber  trembling  arms,  and 
deeply  eigb'd;  [she  cried. 

And  '  Stay,  dear  youth,  a  moment  stay,' 
■  That  1  may  clasp  thee,  on  thy  breast  re- 
cline, [tothinel 
8(Kk  tby  faint  breath,  and  glue  my  lipi 
One  tender  token,  dear  Adonis,  give — 
Tct  BilWrtiiKimeDt,  while  tbykiueslivel 


sley'9  green,  [scene. 

And  vivid  mallows  from  th«  gardeiv 
The  balmy  hrealh  sf  Spring  their  llfto  re- 
new", [huw. 
And  bids  them  fiouriih  inthdrfomMr 
But  we,  the  Great,  the  Valiant,  and 

THE  WlSE, 

When  once   tlie  seal  of  Death   hatk 

Last  in  the  hollow  tomb,  obscure  and 

deep,  [hroken  sleepl^ 

Slumber,  to  wake  no  more,  one  long  nD> 

Tbou  too,  thy  charm  of  melting  musick 

Shut  in  (he  silent  Earth,  shalt  rise  no 
Elton's  four  best  lines  varj  litti* 
from  tiieir  corresponding  one*  in  Um 
paiiage  juil  quoted. 
"  But  we,  the  great,  the  valiant,  and 

tbe  wise,  [eyes. 

When  once  in  Death  we  close  our  p^id 
In  Earth's  dark  caverns,  seuteleu,  sluoti^ 

bera'er 
The  long  and  endless  sleep,  tbe  sttep 

that  wakes  no  more." 

Vtil.  I.  p.  388. 


1 1 9  Classical  S$ymgiillUsirated,^^N0wspi^er  Advertisements.  [  FieK 

.  To  compuns  Mr.  Elton,  in  h\%  V«r-  Thirdly, 

lions  from  Horace  add  Javenal  and  Simel  imamivimus  wnnes, 

Vir^l  and  Ovid,  ftc.  fte.  witti  hU  pre-  Dr.  Johnioo  was  once  offered  ten 

decesstirs  in  tranAlatioo,  would  be  an  guineas,  to  point  out  from  whence 

agrepabie  recreation.     The  sublime  this  saving  was  taken.     He  could  not 

andbeautifiil  passages,  whjcb  he  has  do  it ;  but  many  years  afterwards  met 

so    often    injured  m    attempting  to  with  it  by  chance  in  Johannes  Bap* 

translate,  would,  in  this  process,  arise  tista^  Mantnanus.     The  words  occur 

to  our  recollection ;    whitst  Francis  hi  the  First  Eclogue  of  Mantuauufy 

or  Boscawen,  Gilford  and  Pitt,  and  De  honesto  Jtnore,  Si^c,                 .  . 

Addison  and   Dry  den,  amused  us  by  ««  id  commune  malum  s  semel  insamvi-' 

all  th^  Tarietie^i  of  versification.  mus  omnes.** 

Should   I    pursue  this  subject   at  Fourthly,   Quo$  Deus^it  shouM 

somfs  future  occasions,  I  do  not  mean  rather  be.  Quern  Jupitery^vuH  per^ 

to  make  a  whgle  remark  on  Mr.  El-  ^^^e,  prius  dementat, 

ton,  but  to  leave  the  respective  merits  yj,,^       -^^^  j,^,  been  elucidated  by 

of    tke  Copyists  to  the  decision  of  ^^  j^,hn  Pitts,  late  Rector  of- area* 

your  learned  Readers.  Brickhill,  in  Bucks,  in  the  following 

Yours,  Ac.                  Atticus.  words  t 

'^'  **  Perhaps  no  scrap  of  Laltn  wbat<* 

~?!i«w«^*'                         '*?  ^V   ,  ever  has  been  more  iiuoted  than  this« 

rpHERB  are  a  great  many  classical  ^  occasionally  falls  even  from  Ihoao 

X      sayings,   which   ainriost    every  who  are  scrunulous  even  to  pedantry 

body  repeats,  but  scarcely  any  one  j^  j^eir  Latinity,  and  will  not  admit  « 

knows  where  to  find ;  and  as  J  have  ^^^^  j^i^,  ^|,^ir  compcisitions  which 

taken  the  trouble  of  tracing  a  few  of  |,„  „ot  the  sanction  of  the  first  age. 

them  to  their  source,  some  of  your  ^he  word  demenie  is  of  no  authority^ 

Correspondents  may  be  disposed  to  ^^^i^^^  ^  ^  ^erl,    active  or  neuter, 

assist  me  m  making  other  discovewes.  ^f,^^  ^  ^       ^^^^^^  for  the  purpote 

First,  That  hfimorous  expression  ©f  deciding  a  bet,  some  Gentlemen  of 

a^^  ^^ ^"u  5^/^"^     A  Cambridge  found  it  among  the. Frag- 

The  man  that  bghts,  and  runs  away.  ^^^^  of  Euripides,  (in  what  eHiioni 

^Y  live  to  fight  auother^day,;'  &c.  ^^         recollect),  4here  it  is  given  ag 

M  deduced  from  the  Greek  ,a jiag,  ^  translation  of  a  Greek  lambick  •      " 

TbfB   English    lines    are  generally  '  •             * 

ascribed  to  Hudibras ;  but  the  Au.  Fifthly,                .     ,  ,  .     ^  ,    . 

thor  of  them  is  Sir  John  Mcnnes,  who  '^£f?'"?  ^^^^  ^T*  ^^"•*f  **'*"!'•  1 

lived  io  the  ri'ign  of  Charles  11.  and  ,  The  Author  pf  this  ^e««e  nw  not,  1 

wrote  a  small  volume  of  Poems  on  Relieve,  been  discovered  ^  but  1  shall 

miscellaneous  sulu^xts.     This  book  t\aok   »«?   ^^  J«"r  CorrespondenU 

baa  become  extremely   scarce,    and  who  may  have  the  goodness  to  inform 

generally  fetches  from  four  to  five    ^  >»  ^^^^^  1^'^^  »*  "  ^  ^®  ^•"»S" 
gnioeai.  Yours,  &c.  E. 

SecondlT»  ._     _.  "  j       ,^ 

fncidU  in  Scvllam,  cupiens  vUare  Cha-         ^«*-  Urbaw,  Jan,  10* 

rybdim  'T^HE   excellent   and    weH-writtea 

This  lineoccurs,  with  a  slight  va-  ,f  ,^^"%.^^^-^;t  ^f.^^^^ 

rlation,  in  the  Jlexandrcis  of"  Philip  534.)  should  be  sent  to  the  Edi^r  of 

Gualtier,  (a  Poet  of  the  13lh  century),  every  Newspaper ;  nriany  onhcm  are 

which  was  printed  at  Lyons,  in  1558.  respectable  men,  and  ^ /"ch  wouW 

It  is  in  lib,  5,  V.  SOI,  where  the  Poet,  attend  to  it,  their  P^pe"  wou^d  ba 

addressing  himself  to  Darius,  who,  •^"ght  in  Preference.    But  I  would 

flvioff  from  Alexander,  fell  into  the  add  another  Ih'ng,  the  abolition  of 

bands  of  Bessus,  says,  tbose^  abominable  AdvertisenaenU  of 

rV     X    J-   •    -*  the  Regular-bred-Quacks,  which  de- 

^"  ^dTt^  nesr""  '      "  ^'"  ^e«"  "«fi^  '<>  ^e  'aid  on  a  table  wherq 

fioemfugiasjho8te8incurris,dumfagia  o»r   wives  and  daughters  may  sea 

hostem.  l^'em.     There  is  at  least  one  very  re* 

Mteidis  in  Sc^llam,  cupiens  vitare  Cha-  tpeclable   Evening-Paper  that  deea 

rv6diifi.*'  Qot  admit  tbem<  X. 


legii  opprobria  et  dedi^cure.    S«d  texit 
Deus,  quem  Innocentia  neutiquara  pn>- 
texit.      Ob  jit   in    Festo    Innscentium, 
annu  1716. 
Sic  mihi  contin^&t  vivere  sicq;  moril 
The  memorandi  reipectmgBoethi- 
gi  and  hi*  work  are  m  folluvrs : 
In  St.  Peter's  Church  at  Pavia,  a  tao- 


preBBum  Rothainagi  in  offiuini  Laurentli 
Hoblin^e  et  Jameti  Loj»  anno  ab  In- 
carn.  \b03  pro  Petro  RegnauU  Biblior 

Sla  uiiiversitatia  Cadomi,  kc.    pente 
.Ody. 


Consul  erat,  htc  peril  mis^ug  in  exi- 
lium. 
Eiquid  mora  rapuit  ?  Prubitas  me  vexit 
ad  a<iras, 
Et  nunc   fama  viget   maiima,    vivit 

fTrisltt't  TttKitU,  p.  477. 

Son  ouvrage  de  la  Consolation  dc  la 
Pbilnsopbie,  c'est  un  ouvragc  digne  iron 
(iicle  plus  epuri,  qui  ptut  paascr  pour 
on  chef  d'oBTTe  en  ce  genre.       Jht  Pii. 

Votuineii  hoc  continet,  1.  Boctium  de 
Coniolatkme  PhiloiopbiEe  i  S.  Eiindem 
da  SehoUrfaiin  Diaciplina.    At  liber  pu^ 


Lovaniensi  Univeraitate,  &c.  ajitio  gra' 
tie  mlUesiinu  quadiiugeiitesimo  octua- 
geaimo  quarto,  fol. 

Akerum  elabarat.  per  Johan.  Koelholf 
de  Lubeck  in  aancta  civitate  Colonia, 
annu  gratie  mill,  quadring.  octogeiima 
gjcundo,  fol. 

I  haTB  an  mlarged  ediliun  of  thit 
woi'k,  printed  with  black  tvpei  of 
similar  form  to  thoie  uied  in  Mr. 
Biker'i  cupjE  the  title  i)f  which  u 
ai  followi : 

Coinnle'tu'  duplex  in  BoetiuiD  de  eon- 
solationi-  pbilawphiecunvtriusqi  tabula. 

plina.  scholarium  :  cum  comtnenlo  in 
Quinlillaauni  d<^  uflicio  discipulorum : 
diligenler  annotata. 

The  ornamentiMl  iuitial  nf  the  word 

Comiiientum  (cjt  on  wood)  filU  a 

Urg« 


ItO    Dr.  Booker's  Second  Letter  concerning  H.  P.  Lewis.    [^Feb, 

HeaTen)  Xo  animate  the  mindf  of 
thousaodf,  whose  '*  hope  was  weti 
Dish  g^ne:*'  and,  throughout  many, 
of  the  balcyoD  dkjs  which >  I  trust, 
are  approachiogy  may  you,  Sir,  reap 
your  reward ! 

But,  thouji^h  inieiisibly  drawn  into 
these  refleetiona,  1  mean  not  this  let- 
ter  as  a  needless  eulogy  upon  yourself, 
or  the  Periodical  Work  which  you 
haye  so  long  and  so  honourably  con- 
ducted. ,  Neither  do  I  presume  to 
rank  my  last  address  to  you,  on  a 
subject  of  humanity,  among  the  num- 
ber of"  ffood**  communications.  You 
will  lie  nappy,  however,  to  class  it 
^moiAgihe successful owtt.  Atthetime 
1  deem  it  right  thus  respectfully  to  ac- 
knowledge the  subscriptions,  I  beg 
leave  to  inform  the  generous  donors, 
that  their  bounty  is  deposited  in  the 
Old  Dudley  Bank, for  the  future  bene- 
fit of  the  object  of  their  pity ;  who  will 
be  enabled,  by  their  kindness,  to  enjoy 
many  comforts,  to  which  he  would 
otherwise  be  a  stranger.  May  *'  tho 
blessing  of  him  that  was  ready  to 
perish  come  upon  them !'"  But,  alas! 
he  can  implore  no  blessing.  Like  a 
poor  foundling,  rescued  from  the  win- 
try blast,  he  ^els  the  salutary  effects 
of  their  compassion,  without  being 
sensible  from  whence  it  flows.  There 
is  ONE,  however,  who  notes  it,  who 
is  the  mover  of  that  compassion  i 
who  said  '*  Leave  thy  fatherless  chil- 
dren: I  will  preserve  them;  and  let 
thy  widows  trust  in  roe.'*  Jer.  xlix.  11. 

By  a  subscription,  confined  solely 
to  this  neighbourhood,  a  few  years 
ago,  after  he  lost  his  mother,  about  90 
pounTls  were  contributed  for  his  sup- 
port* Of  that  sum  about  201.  now  re- 
main :  which,  with  what  I  have  recent- 
ly and  roa^  hereafter  receive  on  his  ac- 
count, is  mtended  to  be  sunk  in  a  Life-. 
Annuity  (vested  in  trust  of  the  Vicar 
and  Church-wardens  of  the  Parish  for 
the  lime  being)  to.  procure  for  him  at 
many  comforts  as  such  annuity  will 
raise. 

Some  of  the  Letters  enclosing  the 
Subscriptions  are  so  honourable  to 
their  v\riters  and  to  human  nature, 
that  I  should  be  happy  to  be  per- 
mitted to  gratify  you,  Mr.  Urban,' 
and  your  readers  with  them.  But, 
without  such  permission,  I  shall  uot 
presume  to  do  so. 

Yours,  ftc.  L.  Booker, 

Vicar  of  Dudley* 

T0 


fauree  space  in  the  title  page,  and  with- 
in it  is  a  spirited  sketch  of  a  dying 
person  in  bed,  with  attendants  beside 
him  {  and  cearse  as  the  lines  are,  the 
character  of  the  countenances  is 
itrongly  marked.  The  work  is  thus 
concluded  t 

%  Fhiitur  Boeti'  de  disciptina  scbola- 
Tium^cum  oo'mento.  Impressum  Lugd' 
per  iohannem  devingle.  Anno  domini 
M.ccccacviij.  die  xx.  Aprilis. 

A  large  square  wood  cut  fills  the 
last  page,  of  a  timilar  desif^  to  the 
title-page  of  the  first  mentioned  edi- 
tion. The  border  of  this  is  orna- 
mented with  vine-branches  and  grapes, 
and  a  blank  shield  at  the  bottom  I  with- 
in this  a  lion  and  greyhound  support 
a  tablet,  of  the  shape  of  a  heart,  in- 
scribed with  the  initials  J.  V.  Over 
the  heart  is  a  coronet,  and  above  the 
coronet  a  scroll  inscribed  Jehan  de- 
single.  The  dark  back-ground  is 
decorated  with  vine-branches  and 
grapes.  S.  Y. 

Mr.  Urban,  Jan,  19. 

WHEN  you,  venerable  Sir,  re- 
view your  literary  life,  espe- 
cially that  portion  of  it  which  has 
been  deroted  to  the  superintendance 
of  the  Gentleman's  Magazine — how 
different  must  be  the  feelings  of  your 
benevolent  mind,  to  those  of  some 
persons,  who,  converting  the  Press 
mto  an  engine  of  mischief,  too  often 
endeavour,  by  its  powerful  means,  to 
shake  the  pillars  of  social  order,  to 
destroy  the  charities  of  life,  and  to 
subvert  the  altars  of  Religion !  How 
many  pious  expedients,  how  many 
humane  desi«^ns  and  undertakings, 
have  been  suggested  in  your  respect- 
able pa?es!  Amid  the  multifarious 
productions  of  the  pen  which  have 
reached  your  Repository,  you  seem 
to  have  resenthicd  that  prudent  indi- 
vidual, mentioned  in  the  Gospel, 
whose  net  enclosed  a  vast  variety  of 
fishes,  some  good  and  some  Vsd ; 
but  who  kept  the  good,  and  cast  the 
bad  back  again  into  the  sea. 

None  who  know  you.  Sir,  will 
deem  the  feeble  tribute  of  commen- 
dation here  bestowed,  unmerited. 
For,  throughout  the  **  troublous 
times''  which  are  pa<it,  the  sound  reli- 
gious and  political  principles,  which 
the  Qentlcman's  Magazine  uniformly 
indicated,   served,  perhaps,  (under 


prcTCDt  the  execution  ul  tbe  Law : 
whereat,  bad  be  oolj  made  a  JudicU 
ouf  alteration  of  a  few  word*  in  the 
Act  of  Menrj  VII.  all  (bene  incoiiTc- 
uiencea  might  have  been  reiUL-died, 
ind  the  Ckrg;  would  nut  have  beeo 
held  up  to  the  publick  in  the  uiijuit 
ind  illiberal  wa;  they  have  been. 
The  annual  Jteluro,  which  1«  made  to 
the  Privy  Cuuncil,  it  the  mott  dclu- 
«Te  that  can  poiiihij  be,  lo  fuund  an 
Opinion  upon  j  being  a  Return  of 
thoie  odIj  who  do  not  reside,  and  not 
ofthowwho  do  reiidci  from  which  it 


retident  Clergyman  i  which  is  nut  the 
cu«.  To  ihew  the  unfairness  of  this 
Ketum,  we  will  suppose  there  nre  ten 
Livingt  OD  whicb  the  incumbents  du 
not  reside)  but  that  on  eightot  Ihem 
there  are  Curatea  residing  ;  actord- 
iog  to  the  Return,  it  would  appear 
that  there  were  tea  Livings  without  a 
,retident  Ctersjman ;  whereas.  In  fact, 
then  ire  Onlj  two  in  that  predica- 


shewn  one,  and  it  Is  called,  "  The 
humble  Petili'in  of  A.  B.  Rector  of 
C.  n.  to  E.  Lord  Bishop  of  so  and 
so  ;"  and,  after  slating;  the  particular! 
of  any  preferment  he  maj  have,  ends 
with,  "  and,  as  in  duljbound,  will  for 
ever  pray."  Can  any  thing  be  more 
mortifjirLj  and  degrading  to  aClergyi 
man  of  educatiun,  asking  for  a  rfr- 
tiunal  Indulgence  an  tbe  verj  groonds 
allowed  by  this  Law,  to  be  obliged  to 
make  use  of  a  form  wbicb  li  uied  bj 
ji!inpers  when  begging  for  relief,  or 
b^  felons  when  addieiiiug  the  Execu- 
tive for  a  mitigation  of  punishuienl  ( 
Is  this,  the  manner  in  which  the  Con- 
stitutional Instructors  of  the  people 
ought  to  be  treated?  islhlilhewaj 
to  gain  respect  and  attacbmeot  to  tbe 
EitabMedCbuTCbf  Beudetallthit. 
th« 


V22         Address  to  Lord  Harrowby. — The  Red  Man.         [Feb; 


the  expence  which  a  Clergyman  ii 
iiece§sarily  pot  to,  first  for  his  educa- 
tion at  School  and  College,  and  after- 
wards for  Letters  of  Orderi,  Present- 
ations, and  Licences,  is  verj  great; 
«T)d  bj  the  late  regulations,  if  a  Cur- 
ate changes  his  Curacy  only  to  that  of 
the  next  parish,  he  must  have  a  new 
Licence,  which  costs  him  20  shil- 
lings, ^t  the  same  time  a  Dissenting 
MiniHter  may,  without  any  education, 
or  examination  as  to  his  fitness  for 
the  office,  be  licensed  to  preach  fur 
one  shilling;  and  the  licence  ena- 
bles him  to  preach  in  any  part  of  the 
kingdom  he  pleases.  So  difTerenily 
are  the  Ministers  of  the  Church  of 
England  treated  from  those  who  are 
in  pretended  Orders^  or  pretending  to 
he  in  Orders  *.  Surely  your  Lordship 
will  be  induced  to  re-consider  this  mat- 
ter ;  and,  by  a  repeal  of  those  Laws 
which  have  been  of  late  introduced, 
and  which  teud  so  much  to  disgrace 
the  Church,  endeavour  to  re-establish 
It  in  that  eitinnatioa  which  it  formerly 
held  io  the  opinion  of  the  world. 

A  Faisvo  to  the  Church 
OF  England. 

Mr.  Urbak»  Jan,  12. 

I  HAVE  sent  you  the  following 
strange  account  of  Buonaparte's 
interview  with  his  (jcnius,  as  it  has 
made  its  way  into  several  public 
prints,  with  a  view  of  inviting  your 
enlightened  and  unprejudiced  Readers 
to  a  candid  diftcussion  of  the  proba- 
bility of  supernatural  Beings  making 
their  appearances  to  individuals,  for 
the  purpose  of  animating  them  in  the 
performance  of  great  exploits:  for 
•ucb,  it  must  be  allowed,  Buonaparte 
has  performed.  He  haH  been  a  severe 
scourge  to  Europe  in  the  hands  of 
Providence,  whose  chastisements  mdy 
eventually  prove  a  blessing  toNatious, 
by  humbling  the  pride  of  th&ir  Kings, 
aod  disposing  their  hearts  to  universal 
peace,  and  to  the  improvement  of 
the  temporal  and  spiritual  interests 
of  their  people.  If  an  infernal  or  ce- 
l^stial  spirit  ever  did  or  may  make  its 
appearance,  il  mUst  be  for  a  |)ublic 
end  worthy  of  supernatural  aid.  I 
by  no  means  wish  superstition  to 
flourish ;  or  the  prophetical  visions 
of  the  insane  to  become  any  more  ob- 
jecU  of  faith.  The  latter,  I  trust, 
^ave  received  their  death-blow  in  the 


*  The  words  (jf  tha  Statute. 


end  of  Joanna  Southcott:  and^the 
present  appears  to  me  a  proper  tinia 
for  a  candid  discussion  of  the  power 
of  supernatural  impulses,  and  thd 
comiiion  causes  of  maniacal  delasiott* 
I  could  wish  the  cases  of  the  Modemt 
to  be  princij»atly ''regarded  by  tbosd 
who  may  chance  to  think  the  sabject 
worthy  of  notice ;  by  which  1  raeai^ 
the  cases  of  individuals  now  living,  of 
very  lately  alive :  and  the  cases  not 
only  of  public  but  of  private  charac- 
ters,  as  far  as  the  iattcr  can  be  de- 
veloped. 

The  Red  Man. 
"  After  the  retreat  of  the  ci-devant 
Kinperor  Napoleon  across'  the  Rhine, 
and  his  return  to  bis  capital,  a  visibte 
change  was  observed  in  his  habits  and 
his  conduct.  Instead  of  wearing  the 
livery  of  woe  for  the  discomfiture  of  hit 
plans  of  ambition,  and  the  loss  of  hfli 
second  grand  army,  he  dismissed  hik 
usual  tboughtfulness.  Smiles  played  oil 
his  lips,  and  cheerfulness  sat  on  hh 
brow.  His  manners  became  light  and 
easy,  and  his  conversation  lively.  Busi- 
ness seemed  to  have  lost  its  charmi  for 
him ;  he  sought  for  amusement  aod 
pleasure !  BalU  and  entertainments  sue- 
ceeded  each  other,  and  the  Parisians  be- 
gan to  fancy  that  either  Napoleon  wat 
certain  of  making  an  advantageoot 
peace  with  the  Allies  whenever  be 
thought  proper,  or  was  convinced  that 
his  downfall  was  at  hand,  and  therefore 
wished  to  spend  the  last  weeks  of  his  Im- 
perial dignity  in  enjoyment  and  ease. 
Another  conscription  bad  been  ordered, 
and  the  Legislative  Body  had  been  dis- 
missed ;  but  these  were  signs  of  his  ex- 
istence, not  of  his  activity.  He  remained 
buried  in  pleasure,  whilst  the  invadeiv 
crossed  the  Rhine,  and,  rapidly  approach- 
ing Paris,  threatened  to  destroy  at  onoe 
his  throne  and  the  metropolis.  On  a 
sudden,  his  conduct  experienced  asecond 
change :  his  face  resumed  its  deep  aild 
habitual  thoughtful  gloom;  his  atten- 
tion was  engrossed  by  the  cares  due  to 
hi^  armies;  and  every  day  wlthessed^iew 
reviews  of  regiments  in  the' Place  of  the 
Carrousel.  Sleep  could  no  longer  teal 
his  wakeful  eyes  ;  and  his  wonted  acti- 
vity, in  which  no  other  mortal  perhape 
ever  equalled  him,  was  displayed  with 
more  energy  than  ever.  All  the  tioM 
he  could  spare  from  his  armies  and  bia 
cabinet,  he  bestowed  on  bis  state  coun- 
cil. So  striking  an  opposition  betwaoi 
his  present  and  his  past  conduct,  ccwU 
not  fail  to  excite  a  powerful  agitation  in 
the  minds  of  the  Parisians  j  and  to  insika 
'  them  strive  to  trace  up  a  chan^  io 
abfi)i(>t  tn  the  iiitthiers  or  their  £diperor 


Itlf.]           IfzpcAiion^t  Int^'vierp  ufiihtke  Sed  MafL    '  12^ 

I^HftMi^caiite.   P^tetelyattbistijBic^  lulUmljr  into  his  ctbinet,  iKbl^httdidl 

ff%  $iw  ftiU  inpeatvr  «|t^nU6iii«iit  uf  thf  n^t  leave  the  whole  4*y^  , 

<4ty9 1^  report  oC  an  interview  of  '^  Such  w«re  the  t^ort^  that  Wfrt- 

eon  with  bis  Geniu^s,  undfiT  the  spread  ip  Paris  thi?^  i^jionths  bffoKi  Ui« 

of  a  nysterious  Red  Man,  tra^r  fall  of  Napoleon  Buohapar^i  ifbece(bev. 

^pirod.  caused  an  unusual  sehsation>  and  creat^ 

-    <*  Hie  Isi  of  Jannaiy,  1814,  early  in  a  belief  that  be  bad  dealing  with  infef^ 

|Im  aMNiiinr,  Napoleon  shut  himself  up  nal  Spirits,  and  was  bound  to  fulfil  their 

in    Wm  caunet ;    bidding  Count  Mol^  will  or  perish.     What  is  more  remark- 

(tboi  Coonsenor  of  State,    and  iiince  able  is,  that  in  three  months  the  last 

pi^de  Graad  Judge  of  the  Empire)  to  wonderfuleventsjustified  the  Red  Man's 

twittain  in  the  neu  rooro^  and  to  hinder  words   completely;    more  unfortunata 

lay  petoon  firom  troubling  him,  whilst  than  Cssar,  or  Henry  IV.  of  Frafiofr» 

|io  was .  ooevTpied  in  hrs  cabinet.     He  these  )>re8ages  did  but  foretel  his  ruin; 

loolnd  more  thoughtful  than  usual.    He  ,  and  not  bis  death, 

^94  not  long  retired  to  his  study,  when  **  Who  the  Red  Man  really  was,  hai 

mtnll  oian, dressed  all  in  red,  applied  to  never  been  known;   bnt  that  suqb  a 

ifmi»    pretending  that  be.  wanted  to  person  obtained  an  interview  with  himt 

to  the  Bmperor.    He  was  an-  seems  to  have  been  placed  beyond  a 

1,  that  it  was  not  possible.     *  I  doubt.    Even  the  French  Papers,  when 

•peak  to  him,'  said  he ;  <  go  and  Buonaparte  was  deposed,  recurred  to  the 

irilll^aatliat  it  is  the  Red  Man  Who  wants  fact ;  and  remarked,  that  his  mysterious 

^-  nnd  he  will  admit  me.'    Awed  by  visitant's  prophetic  threat  had  been  ac- 

■i^ppoAoos  and  commanding  tone  of  complished."              * 

k^oMngtt  personage,  Mol^  obeyed  re:  gince  wrjfinff  the  aboTe,  I  bar* 

iHteiitbr,  *nd,  uembling,  executed  his  t^ken  up  a  Sper.  wherein  I  HiiA, 

jangoiipa  4r>rand.    >Let  him  in,'  said  ^^  jj„„^  Soilheott,  in  her  fait 

<^DBDtodbvcuriositv  MoliS listened  '^o'*'''*  ^***1  ^^^^^  intervals^  in  which 

i^O^ZSr,  a,/overhea?d  the  following  •»>«  ^^.^  ^"^JJ^K  and  professed  her 

Siiiinn  nuiTir-Tir'' :  cooTiction,  that  9he  had  been  vitited 

r-lSa «ed  Man  said,  *  This U  my  third  ^9  «  food  or  evil  spirit.     1 1  is  said, 

jmmmtmtioe  kfi/ore^ou,  l^he  first  time  we  this  poor  maniac  had  upwards  of  oud 

iMe  SMS  t»  SgWpt,  at  the  battle  ef  the  hundred  and  ten  thousand  followers! 

"Pyramids,     The  secondy  after  the  battle  What  a  lucrative  concern   her  seals 

tf  VKagram,    I  then  granted  you  four  must  have  been  to  some  !  and  what 

years  mere,  to  terminate  Ike  conquest  of  a  melancholy    exempliticatioo,    her 

Surope,   or  to  make  a  general  peace;  case,  of  the  mischief  done  to  society 

ikreaiening  you,  that  if  you  did  not  per-  by  the  liberty  allowed  to  the   weak^ 

fnrm  one  of  those  two  things,  I  would  and   foolish   of  choosing   their   own 

wUhdraw  my  protecHonfrom  you.    Now  Religion  I  When  such  l.berly  is  graiit- 

/a»  come,  for  the  third  and  last  time,  to  ^j    ^^  ^^^^  scriptural  aulhonly  for 

twmyou,  that  you  have  now  but  three  believin-   God's   blessings  are   with- 

wunihs  to  complete  the  execution  of  your  ^        .     ^                            & 

detignSt  or  to  comply  with  the  proposals  drawing. 

^  Peace  offered  you  by  the  Ailits:  if  you  "  Yea,   they   have  chosen  their  own 

4$  noi  afchieve  the  one,  or  accede  to  the  ways,  «ud  their  soul  delighteth  in  their 

etker^  all  will  he  over  with  you  :'^so  re-  abomrnations.     I  also  will  choose  tJieir 


ii  well,*              X  delusions,  and  will  hiring  their  fears  upon 

.   "  Napoleon  then  expostulated  with  them."   Isaiah  Ixvi.  3, 4. 

him,  to  obtain  more  Lime,  on  the  plea,  Yours,  &c.             Golielmus. 

that  it  was  impossible,   in   so  short  a  ■» 

.space,  to  re-conquer  what  lie  had  lost,  »     yy                     IVestfellon,  Salop^ 

or  to  make  peace  on  honourable  terms.  Jir.  urban,                  Jan.  29. 

"  *  Do  as  you  please,*  said  the  Red  g^  HOSTS  are  a  set  of  gentry  with 

Man  i*lmtmy  resolution  is  not  to  be  shaken  ^^  jw  horn  1  am  qu ite  as  unacquainted 

iyinireoHes,  nor  otherwise :  and  I  go,*  ^^  jj,;,  prgsenl  writing,  as  when  so4n« 

**  He  opened  the  door.    The  Emperor  ^j^^     r^  j  declined  answering  an  in- 
followed   intreating  him  but  to  no  pur-  .^^^^^  writer,  who  asked  me  in  your 

tofe" ai  Mares"; :::L^'^::ri:iX  ?»-f j-  »-^  %'^^  %'^  rt  "•"''^"''" 

and  wpeating  in  a  stern  voice,  *  three  »«  the  Rbd  hEL.     But,  having  seen 

wmkihe^no  tonger.'  *"  y**"**  P*g**  ^^  explanation  and  de- 

«•  Napoleon  made  no  reply,  but  his  rivation  of  the   word   Fxkta,  Uy  a 

pyn  darted  fury;  and  he  returncid  gentlemau  for  whosa   learning    and 

iK>cial 


1 24     Fdnctful  Etymology,— ^^  Fleta."— ^«  The  Red  Sea:'     [Feb, 


social  conversation  I  have  the  deepest 
respect  (and  at  whom  hereby,  I  most 
honestly  confess,  I  have  not  the  re- 
motest intention  to  laugh)  I  trust, 
vrith  such  liberty,  I  am  able  to  ex- 
plain.  Fleta,  we  learn  from  Judge 
Blackslone,  is  an  antient  Law  Bookj 
and  so  called  because  it  was  written 
in  the  Fleet  Prison :  Fleta  being  the 
word,  in  such  Latin  as  was  then  used, 
by  which  that  prison  was  known  ;  in 
which  language  the  book  is  written ; 
and  as  the  first  sentence  implies. 
Now  my  very  learned  friend  denies 
the  name  Fleta,  as  follows  x  F,  he 
says,  stands  fori),  which  stands  for 
DiGESTUM.  LET.  was  originally 
written  LEF,  with  a  Greek  F  (gam- 
ina),  wbich  the  ignorant  Compositor 
imagined  was  a  broken  T,  standing 
for  Legura.  And  A  stood  for  An- 
GLijE : — which  taken  together  would 
appear  thus:  u.leg. a.  instead  of 
pleta:— and  signifying  Digestum  Le* 
gum  Anglke, — (N.  B.  I  cite  from  me- 
mory, not  having  the  Paper  by  me.) 

Now,  Sir,  with  allowance  of  the 
same  privilege,  I  think  I  am  able  to 
inform  your  other  'Correspondent, 
not  only  why  Ghosts  are  said  to  be 
laid  in  the  Sea^  but  also  in  the  Red 
Sea,  But,  before  I  enter  upon  thi^ 
deep  discussion,  it  will  be  necessary 
to  inform  some  of  your  readers  of  the 
authority  of  certain  antient  English 
words.  The  mighty  Lexicographer 
defines  the  substantive  Say  to  be  a 
Speech,  and  gives  the  authority  of 
one  who  "  said  his  Say;"  which 
"word,  by  the  bye,  Minshew  derives  (a 
little,  I  think,  in  our  way)  from  the 
Latin  aio.  This  substantive  say,  I 
look  upon  to  claim  a  pretty  close  kin 
to  the  word  saw,  which  Shakspeare 
so  very  often  uses ;  as,  "  his  weapons 
holi/  Saws  of  sacred  wril^**  *•  Jll 
Saws  of  books;'  "  The  Parson's  Saw," 
&c.  (ic. ;  and  which  the  aforesaid 
Lexicographer  defines  to  he^^  sayings 
maxim^  or  sentence:  and  derives  it 
from  the  Saxon  jpaga,  which  word,  if 
merely  Latinized,  is  much  to  my  pur- 
pose. 1  should  also  inform  the  same 
readers,  that  antiently  the  preterit  of 
the  verb  read^  and  the  adjective  redy 
■were  both  spelt  alike,  retitie* 

Now,  Sir,  to  return  to  my  Ghost 
business.  It  is  very  well  known  that 
when  a  Ghost  was  to  be  laid,  the  Par- 
son was  always  sent  for,  to  lay  it  in 


the  sea  J  or  (if  a  very  troublesomi^ 
Ghost)  in  the  hed  sea ;  which  was 
the  only  effectual  laying,  for  from 
thence  there  was  no  return  :  and  the 
honest  Gardener,  in  Addison*s  most 
excellent  Comedy,  hence  very  justly 
remarks,  that  there  inust  be  surely 
**  a  power  of  Ghosts  in  this  same  Rea 
Sea."  Now,  Sir,  if  the  Ghost  was  not 
a  very  daring  one,  the  Parson  mere* 
ly  came  and  spoke  Latin  to  it —just 
said  his  say^  and  so  got  rid  of,  him  t 
but  if  the  Ghost  came  repeatedly,  andt 
like  poor  Mr.  Moppeson,  made  a  ter* 
rible  ado  in  the  house,  the  Parson  was 
obliged  to  bring  his  book,  the  Ghost 
not  caring  a  straw  for  the  Parson  or 
his  SAID  say^  until  compelled  to  de- 
part, and  shew  his  submission  to  thq 

To  be  serious,  Mr.  Urban,  if  I  can 
for  a  moment  be  serious  on  sQch  a 
subject,  either  of  such  derivations  or 
Ghosts;  I  really  think  my  explanation 
of  this  RED  SEA  business  quite  as  near 
the  mark,  as  that  of  my  vecy  learned 
and  worthy  friend's  of  Fleta  i  as  wiell 
as  others  in  yoiir  pages  J  could  name: 
but  for  fear  I  should  *<  catch  t7"  in 
some  future  number,  to  which  it  is 
more  than  ten  to  one  either  indolence 
or  ignorance,  or  both,  would  forbid 
me  to  reply,  I  have  taken  the  in- 
stance above,  not  that  I  think  it  more 
wide  from  the  point  than  any  otheri 
but  solely  because  I  know  the  Author 
to  be  tpft  great,  and  too  good,  to  b^ 
offended  with  an  innocent  joke. 

John  F.  M.  Dovaston. 


Mr.  Urban,  Feb,  7. 

THE  Life  of  Robert  May,  prefixed 
to  «  The-Accomplisht  Cook'*  (8e« 
p.  33)  is  more  curious,  as  exhibit* 
ing  the  profuseness  of  his  patrons  ia 
their  hospitalities,  than  for  any  in- 
teresting particulars  of  the  Author 
hipaself: 

^'  For  the  better  knowledge  of  the 
worth  of  this  Book,  though  it  be  not 
usual  the  Author  being  living,  it  will 
not  be  amiss  to  acquaint  the  reader  with 
a  brief  account  of  some  passages  of  his 
Life,  as  also  what  eminent  pereons  (re- 
nowned for  tht^ir  good  house-keeping) 
whom  he  hath  served  throughout  the 
whole  series  of  his  life ;  for,  as  the 
growth  of  the  children  argueth  the 
strength  o£  the  parents,   so  doth  the 

judgateUt 


and  more  practised;   then  was  atLeism  ^^'"^^  a"  such  secrets  as  relate  to  pre- 

aod  schism  less  in  fasbion  ;  and  tlien  did  »«"'"?.  conserving,  candviiiE,  distilling, 

men   strive  to  be  good,  rather  than  to  ""^  *"'^''  "■*'«  varieties  as  they  are  most 

>eem  so.     Here   he  continued  till  tLe  concerned  in  the  best  husbandring  and 

Lidy  Dormer  died,  and  then  «ent  again  Jiswifering  of  them.     Nor  is  there  any 

to  London,  and  served  the  Lord  Castle-  ""''''  except  that  of  tbe  Queen's  Closet, 

haven  j  after  that  the  Lord  Liuuley,  that  "'''*'' *as  so  enriched  with  receipts  pre- 

Creatlaverandknowerotart,  whowant-  rented  I o  her  Majesty,  as  yet  that  1  ever 

ed  no  knowledge  in  the  discerning  this  ****■"  any  language,  thatevefcoiiuined 

■nistery  j   nent  the  Lord  iMontague   in  'J",  many  profitabla  experiences,  as  in 

Sussex  i  and  at  the  beginning  of  these  this  volume  j  in  all  which  tbcrendershall 

wars,  the  Countess  of  Kent ;  then  Mr.  *'"''«  '"os*  "f  the  euunpositions  and  mi;(. 

Nevel    uf    Christen -Tern  pie    in    Essex,  ""**  easje  to  be  prepared,  most  pleasing 

whose  Ancestors  the  Smiths  (ofwhom  be  t"  '^^  pallat,  and  not  too  chargeable  to 

ii    descended)   were  the  greatest  main-  '^"^  purse,  since  you  are  at  liberty  to 

tainers  of  hospitality  in  all  those  parts,  employ  as  mucb  ur  as  little  therein  ai 

nor  doth  the  present  Mr.  Nevil  dege-  y""  please." 

Mtate   from  their   laudable  examples  jj^  concludes  hii  preface,  by  '<  dc 

DiTers  other  persons  of    ike  esteem  and  ■  -           r    n    j         1.1      -            ^       T  ■ 

qoalfty  hath  he  served,  as  t!.r  Lord  Ri-  """«    "^    Sj""    "  ^'^"'"S   "pon  hii 

Ters,Mr.JohnAshburnhamoftl,eB,.l-  enfe""""*  ' 

Chamber,  Dr.SteedinKent.SirThomas  In  my  next,  I  will,  wilh  jourfeaye, 

StHes,    of  Uriiry-Laiie    in    Lon.lon,   Sir  eslract  Ihe  "  Tnumphi  of  Cookery 

Harmaduke  Constable  in  Yorkshire,  Sir  u»edon  Feitival  Days,"  the  "  Tearmi 

Charles  Lucas;    and   lastly  the  Right  «f  Carfing;"'   aod   conclude  with   a 

Honourable  the  Lady  Engleiield,  whera  specimen  or  Iwa  of  the  Receipt!. 

Ik  now  Uveth,"  Vouri,  &C.                         B.N,         ■ 


12$ 


John  Owcni  and  his  Book  qf  ^^  Epigrams,^* 


[Feb. 


Mr.  Urban,       Manchester^  Feb,  h. 

YOUR  Correspojndent  W.  may  find 
a  short  account  of  Owen,  the  Au- 
thor of  the  Epigrams,  in  the  ninth 
Tolume  of  a  New  and  Genera)  Bio- 
graphical  Dictionarj  (eil.  8vo,  1762), 
"where  we  are  informed  that  he  wag 
^orn  at  Arroon  in  Carnarvonshire, 
and  bied  at  Winchester  school,  from 
^hettce  he  was  chosen  a  scholar  of 
Kew  College,  Oxford,  of  which  he 
besame  Proiensorand  Fellow  in  15S2. 
In  1590  (CT  o  eously  printed  1690) 
he  proceeded  LL  B. ;  but  quitting  his 
Fellowship  the  f<iiliiwing  year,  he 
tau«^ht  school  at  Tryiegh  near  Mon- 
mouth, and  about  1594  was  chosen 
Master  of  the  Free  School  founded 
by  Henry  VI 11.  at  Warwick. 

He  died  in  1622,  and  was  interred 
in  St.  Paurs,  where  a  monument,  with 
his  bust  in  brass,  was  erected  to  hit 
^emory  b)  Lord  Keeper  Williams, 
his  relation  and  countryman.  Under 
the  bust  is  the  following  Epigram,  or 
luscription,  which  may  be  found  in 
Dugdile's  **  History  of  St.  Paul's  Ca- 
thedral," but  which  I  transcribe  from 
a  MS  note  in  my  copy  of  the  Epi- 
gram mata.  (Amst.  ajjud  Elz.  164T, 
S4rao,  with  engraved  frontispiece  and 
portrait.) 

«  Jucundissimse  roemorias 

Joannis  Oweni  Cambro-Britanni^ 

Poetae  celeberrimi. 

Farvatibi  statuaest,  quia  parva  statura, 

supeliex 

Parva,  vulat  parvus  noagnaperora  libers 

l^d  non  parvus  honos,  non  parva  est 

gloria,  quippe 
,   Ingenio  baud  quicquam  est  majus  in 

orbe  tuo. 
Parva  domus  texit,templum  sed  grande^ 
Poetae 
Turn  ver^  vitam,  quum  moriuntur, 
agunt.** 

The  MS  note  in  my  copy  also  al- 
ludes to  the  circumstance  of  Owen 
having  been  disinherited  by  his  Uncle: 
but,  in  a  note  to  the  Dictionary  above 
mentioned  it  is  stated,  '*  Moreri  lells 
lis  that  {\\\i  ftory  is  treated  as  a  fable 
by  M.  de  la  Monnoye." 

1  do  not  learn  that  Owen  has  left 
any  othfcr  productions  besides  his  Epi- 
grams, oi  which  there  are  several 
Translations  into.  English  aiid  other 
languages.  Jol^n  Vicars  Usher  of 
Christ  Church  hospital,  translated  a 
telect  number  uf  ihem  into  English 
Terse,  which  were  published  in  1610. 
Thi^maa  Pecke  (called  Beck  ia  the 


Dictionary)  of  the  Inner  Temp1e» 
pubJished  ^  Parnassi  Puerperium,  or 
some  Well-wishes  to  lugenuity,  m 
the  Translation  of  600  of  Owen^s  Epi- 
grams,** &c.  &c.  Printed  at  London 
1659,  (now  a  scarce  book,  and  sella 
hi^h.)  Thomas  Harvey,  Gent.  eng« 
lished  all  or  most  of  them,  ISlTf 
12mo. 

The  writer  of  the  note  in  my  copj 
says,  <*  Harvey *s  is  a  pitiful  perforna* 
ance,  and  Pecke's  is  worse:"  how 
true  this  may  be,  I  kno^^ot. 

A  Spanish  translation,  by  Fr.  de  Ift 
Torre,  appeared,  Madrid,  1674,  and 
1682,  2  vols.  4to  ;  and  in  the  account 
of  Owen  in  Diet.  Univ.  Historique; 
(ed.  1810-12,  in  20  vok  8vo,)it8eemi^ 
**  Jndr6  Le  Briyb  a  fait  ua  chois  det 
meilleures  Epi^ramme&  decet  Auteur, 
et  les  a  traduites  en  vers  Fran^ois^ 
Paris  1709,  in  12,  et  sous  le  titie  de 
'  Pensees  Ingeuieuses,'  Brnxe!les» 
1710,  in  12.*'  In  the  name  work,  how- 
ever, under  the  article  Brun  {Jntaine 
Louis  le,)  we  are  informed  that  "  On 
a  de  lui,  une  Traduction  des  £pi- 
grammes  d*Owen  1714,  in  8vo." 

No  doubt,  the  ensutng  volume  of 
Mr.  Bliss's  edition  of  Wood's  Ath. 
Oxon.  which  is  now  daily  expected^ 
will  furnish  us  with  some  further  par* 
ticulars  relative  to  Owen :  but  1  snaU 
be  happy  if  what  I  have  stated  be; 
in  the  mean  time,  any  gr^ti^catioj 
to  your  CorreMpondcut. 

Yours,  &(.  A.  R.  F4 

Mr.  Ubbaw,  Feb.  T. 

YOUR  Correspondent,  W.  p.  3$^ 
may  find  a  uili  account  of  Owen 
the  Epigrammatist  in  Woo(i*s  Athe# 
nae,vol.  1.  p.  470—472.  The  Epigraroa 
being  much  read,  at  home  and  ^hroad» 
came  into  the  bunds  of  the  Romifb 
Inquisitors,  who,  on  account  chiefljr 
of  the  distich  quoted  by  your  CDrni* 
spondent,  in  which  he  says,  *t  though 
it  is  disputed  whether  (Simoo)  P«t<?r 
ever  was  at  Rome,  no  one  denies  thst 
Simon  (Magus)  was  there,*^  put  bis 
book  into  the  Index  EapurgatorhUi 
A  ltd  for  these  verses,  and  others  of 
like  nature,  Owen's  uncle,  a  Papist^ 
or  popishly  aftecled,  dashed  his  name 
out  of  his  will ;  which  was  the  chief 
reason,  that  ever  after  be  lived  in  n 
poor  condition  {  or,  as  he  had  saifl 
before,  '*  was  alw&fs  troubled  willi 
the  diiieaie  that  attends  Poets,  indif 


gence 


<> 


](it 


c. 

Mr. 


Mofit)  avircuniitBucethemorede- 
■rable,ai  the  aatlquemarble  has  been 
fa  many  parli  deconipoied  by  eipoi- 
nre  to  tbe  alinosphere,  aud  will  toon 
be  in  s  mouldermg  italf. 

To  the  Sritifh  publick  at  large, 
bowcTer,  tbe  group  ia  queitioD  wm 
tfaoDgbt  to  offer  a  mucb  more  power- 
fill  noliTc  for  it>  aduj>tion,  inasiuuch 
M  tbe  approprialiDg  it  to  the  jireient 
pUTpoK  actuallj  trantfers  a  wreatb 
to  the  brow  of  our  own  Hero  from 
tfaat  of  hit  great  Ri*al  la  arm)  t  foi* 
it  <•  a  fact,  tbat  nben  Napuleoo  had 
nt^eated  ihe  staiei  anil  entire  po- 
pilatian  of  Germaaj,  ivhose  power 
DDited  be  had  reaaoii  to  dreau,  the 
GroBp  ID  queitioQ  wat  selected  fot  a 
4etke  on  a  medal  struck  by  him  16 
•MMinemoralethat  event.  With  bow 
■acbiHOre  prupriely  tbe  curbing  hi* 
^ower,  udiubduiDgitiUDgoierDable 
Iflbctafey  British  coailaucy  aikd  perie. 
TMaBc«,tt^htboappliedto  theillji- 
lrMaiiMMbjri*  of  Uio  sreat  WeUiag. 


ria  Pertecutianit  Fandalieai  of  Victor 
Viten«i«.  Tbe  beit  edition  of  it  ii 
that  of  Dura  Rulnarl,  piLbliihed  in 
1694.  In  the  Preface,  Dom  Ruinart 
cilei  four  manuscripts  of  it,  one  in  th« 
Benedictine  Moiiaslery  of  St.  Martin 
del  Champs,  the  three  othen  in  (h« 
Colbertine  Library  at  Paris. 

The  three  last  manuscripts  I  hare 
caused  to  be  examined,  und  shall  copy 
(he  yerse,  as  it  stivnJs  in  each  of  them  | 
first  iDserling  a  copy  of  tbe  verteatit 
■lands  in  the  Vuln^ate. 

Id  tbe  Vulgate,  it  is  expressed  id 
the  fi>llowiii;;  words:  "  Treaiunt,  qui 
lesliiaom'um  danl  ia  Calo!  Paler,  Vet' 
turn,  el  Spirllua  snnclus  !  et  hi  tret 
unum  »u»t." 

1.  Ill  (lieCodez  Regini,  Ho.  5SI5, 
merabranaceus,  oliiu  Colbertinui, 
ISC.  XV.  foi.  xti.  recto:  "  7V«  tunt, 
qui  teilivioniam  dant  in  ctela,  Paler^ 
filiua,  et  Spirilui  Sanetut !  et  kii  trt» 


128      1  John  Ep.  v.  T.^^Divinitt/  of  Christ. — Ignatius.      [FeW 


S0L5,  membranaceus,  olim  Colberti- 
HUB,  saec.  x.  (at  non  nunierato  verso:) 
*'  Tres  aunt,  qui  testimonium  pcrki- 
ient  in  ccelo.  Pater  el  Filius  et  Spiri' 
tuB  Sanctus  :  et  it  tres  unum  sunt" 

In  the  margin  the  following  words 
are  written :  '*  Nota.  In  Epistot^ 
beati  Joannio  ita  legenduin.^' 

III.  In  the  Codex  Regius  S796, 
membranaceus,  item  olim  Culberti- 
nus,  ssec.  xiii.-  it  is  expressed  in  the 
following  words  :  **  Tres  sunt,  quites» 
timonium  perhibent  in  ccbIo,  Peter, 
Verbum  et  Spirit  us  sanctus,  et  hi  tres 
•unum  sunt.^*  This  is  the  reading 
adopted  by  Huinart.  The  importance 
of  the  Terse,  and  the  contests  which 
it  has  occasioned,  make  me  think,  that 
this  account  of  its  state  in  the  raanu- 
fcripts  I  have  mentioned,  would  be 
acceptable  to  some  of  your  biblical 
readers ;  and  I  shall  be  obliged  to  any 
of  your  Correspondents  to  inform  me, 
if  any  thing  important  has  appeared 
on  the  subject,  since  the  publication 
of  Dr.  Marsh's  important  Letters  to 
Mr.  Archdeacon  Travis.  C.  B. 

Mr.  Urban,  Feb,  9. 

TH£  Correspondent  who  assumed 
the  signature  of  Perhaps  frank- 
ly confesses,  that  he  never  did  read  the 
**  vast  collection  of  quotations  from 
the  Greek  and  Latin  Fathers"  in  Dr. 
Priestley's  renowned  vi^ork ;  and  for 
this  reason,  because,  whenever  he  took 
up  that  matchless  performance,  he 
could  not  endure  the  abuse  of  autho- 
rities and  perversion  of  argument, 
which,  wherever  hedipt,  almost  every 
page  exhibited.  This,  however,  be 
begs  l6ave  to  say  in  his  own  defence, 
that  about  the  time  of  this  contro- 
Tersy,  perhaps  a  little  before  it  began, 
he  did  read  all  the  ^Apostolical  Fa^ 
ihers,  and  not  a  few  of  their  imme- 
diate successors,  and  has,  from  that 
time  to  this,  been  almost  in  the  daily 
habit  of  consulting  them.  And  ''  the 
result  of  this  diligent  inquiry,"  if  a 
Sussex  Freeholder  is,  as  he  professes 
bimself  (p.  32),  willing  to  attend  to  it, 
18  this  :  That,  if  there  is  any  meaning 
in  words,  these  early  Fathers  uni- 
formly taught  and  believed,  as  the 
Church  of  England  does,  that  Jesus 
Christ,  the  Son  of  God,  is  God  and 
Man,, 

I  suppose,  from  the  question  which 
this  Correspondent  asks,  be  imagines 
**  the  very  remarkable  words  of  Ig- 
natius/' wbicin  ho  produces,  are  fa- 


vourable to  the  Unitarian  scheme ; 
but  why  he  fancies  so  (if  he  does  so 
fancy)  I  am  at  a  loss  to  discover. 
Is  it  because  the  venerable  Father  de- 
clares **  there  is  but  one  God  ?"  or 
because,  as  he  goes  on  to  declare, 
there  is  *'  one  Jesus  Christ,  his  only 
begotten  Son  i"  This  learned  Free- 
holder doubtless  knows,  that  the  first 
Article  of  our  Church  is,  **  There  is 
but  one  living  and  true  God.*'  And 
be  probably  knows  also,  that  bectiuse 
Christ  is  the  only  begotten  3of  the  Fa- 
ther, we  therefore  infer,  that  he  if 
of  ihe  same  nature  or  essence  with  the 
Father,  and  consequently  very  God. 

But  of  inferences  there  is  no  need, 
when  the  testimonies,  as  in  Scripture, 
so  in  the  Fathers,  are  express  and  in- 
numerable. In  the  relation  of  the 
martyrdom  of  Ignatius,  immediately 
before  the  passage  which  the  Free- 
holder quotes,  are  these  words:  "Tra- 
jan replied.  And  who  is  Theophorus?** 
Ignatius :  **  He  who  has  Christ  in  his 
breast.'*  Then  the  second  question 
after  that  quotation  is  this:  **  Tra- 
jan :  Dost  thou  then  carry  Uim  who 
was  crucified  within  thee  ?"  Ignatius  : 
*'  I  do :  for  it  is  written,  /  will  dwell 
in  them,  and  walk  in  Iheni"  Which 
words,  as  any  one  may  satisfy  himself 
by  turning  to  2  Cor.  vi.  16.  are  spoken 
of  the  living  God  :  "  Ye  are  the  tem- 
ple of  the  living  God;  as  God  hath 
said,  /  will  dwell  in  them,  and  walk 
in  them.''*  And  if  your  Correspondent 
will  turn,  as  the  margin  directs,  to  the 
passages  in  the  Old  Testament,  to 
which  the  Apostle  refers,  he  will  find, 
both  in  Leviticus  xxvi.  12.  compared 
with  verses  1,  2,  13,  and  in  £zek. 
xxxvii.  S7,  28,  that  it  was  Jehovah 
that  spoke  this. 

Who  then,  following  the  holy  fa- 
ther to  his  scriptural  authorities,  does 
not  see  at  once,  that  in  asserting  that 
Christ  dwelt  in  him,  be  declared  his 
belief,  that  Christ  was  Jehovah,  the 
living  God  ?  Accordingly  he  often  ex- 
pressly calls  him  God  ;  as  in  the  In- 
scription of  his  Epistle  to  the  Ephe- 
sians:  '*  according  to  the  will  of^ the 
Father,  and  Jesus  Christ  our  God," 
*'  There  is  one  Physician,  lioth  fleshly 
and  spiritual ;  made  and  not  made  i 
God  incarnate,**  ib.  ^  7.  ''  For  our 
God  Jesus  Christ  'was,  according  to 
the  dispensation  of  God,  conceived  in 
the  womb  of  Mary,  of  the  seed  of  Da- 
vid, by  the  Holy  Ghost."  ^  18.  In 
the.  InscriptioQ  of  his  Epistle  to  the 

IVomao8» 


Cross  at  IleiUti/  in  Arden .  WartrifkshirK  . 


Kotunf,  the  .«xpTe*ieii,  "  J«nM  '  tkCliBrdii  beiidei  which  tbere  won 
CkrUt  vn-  Catf,"  occuri  twice  t  tB^t  Vuket  CroMet  ind  bonndarj  CroiMft 
S  S.  be  Hj>,  "  For  eren  mc  Gorf  apt  afew.  A*  It  i*  now  a  ran  cir- 
(  CkHtt,  atnr  that  be  ii  id  tbe    wmtlsiice   lo   meat  With  ■  perfect 


VaUter,  dctef  to  mddi 
pear." 

Maa;  other  panart 
potot,  migbt  be  addni 
•hort  hut  highlf  yalui 
fenmltufi  but  thete  ) 
Xa  aoon  aa  be  made  Ifae 
kb  «th  hdlMe  qnoled, 
comnnoVS^Nj  bee 
omtfaiiOK^tHr  jie  "  I 
tied  honttrV  ■nl'mn  t< 
to  be  thrfto^  w  Ibe  l 
CnteitahiTriiBrif '4rtbe  pe 
aentenee  JfcwflJWhalj 
be  cried  oat  with  Joy,  " 
0£4Frrf,tfaatTbouhait 
honour  IDC  with  a  pei 
ward*  Thee  I  and  bait  i 

Kt  in  iron  bond*  with  Tbj  Apoitii 
al."  To  Rome  therrfore  he'  wai 
taken  t  and  havinr  '*  praged  lo  Vu 
Sun  of  God  Ip  beharf  of  the  Cfaurchei, 
all  the  brelhren  hoeeliog  dowo,"  he 
waa  with  an  haite  led  intu  the  Amphi- 
theatre, on  "  a  Terj  (olrniii  da;,"  IS 
Cal.  of  Janoarj,'  (Dec  SO,  A.D.  108} 
when  there  wa*  an  unutual  concoorfe 
of  the  people,  aod  delivered  to  the 
cruel  beut). 

Theie  tbingg  are  altefted  bj  tho*e 
who  were  ihennelye*  "  eje-wi(- 
Deuet;"  who  thu)  cunclude  their  ac- 
count of  this  "  nioit  valiant  Martvr 
ufChriit,"  who"  iTod  uader fuot  ll 
devil,  and  |i 


nreienlatioa 
aodiDj  at  Henly  in  A^ 
ktfaire,  (100  Platr  11.) 
Rcceptabfe  to  jour  rea' 
lae,  ihafl,  and  capital 
ire  cooipoipd  of  tlire# 
II  IheihaflMiiemoi- 
baM  and  e^pfM.  Olt 
I  of'  the  dpiil  wer* 

"'"ff-  '-^^^^ 

3.  St.  PiSult,  ipriA  bit 

fallen  awAjt.'lVwbead 
-(uperttflMf  Mirket- 
rted  to  bsTe  been  pre* 
deitruction  by  baring 
hj  a  sbed  for  mmjr 
T.  F. 


Odme  Origin  and  PoUty  tyfOm  PooB- 
KATE*.    Suggeiled  bg  Mr.  Smk* 
Waioa'i  Paraehittl  Sttrveg  Ai  lB>- 
'   allfan. 

.  ,i-ii; "  Ijdwr  omnia  vlncit 

tajpfobui,    ct    durU    urgeni   in   tebot 
esettu."  VtaoiL. 

Ifr-  Daaia,  Feb.  S. 

TBE  StB^tiitiealWork  of  Mr.  Shaw 
Matun,  which  i)  making  ro  much 
noiie  at  prenent  in  IreUad,  1  cunilder 
at  the  harbinger  of  lome  gre.it  oa- 
Uonal  measure,  that,  it  ii  not  difficult 
lo  foretell,  will  ihortly  take  place  in 
■fecled  tho'eo'urieVe  had     that  country.     Another  harbinger  it 


tiouilj  deiired,  in  Chriit  Jbiui  our 
ord;  By  vkoin,  and  with  whom,  all 
Glory  and  Power  be  to  the  Father, 
Kilh  the  Bteised  SpirU,  for  ever  and 
over.  Jmen."  Wake't  Ajiost.  Fa- 
ther), p.  131— I3T. 

lotreatiDg  pa.rdun  fur  this  uuinten- 
tionall;  limg  letter,  1  am,  Mr.  Urban, 
with  much  respect,  jonr  failiiful  ler- 
vantt  and,  I  humbl;  truil,  afullower 
of  the  truth  a«  it  li  in  ChrialJeius, 
withuut  an;  PaaaAra. 

Mr.  UaHAH,  Feb.  9. 

r|^im  zeal   of  Reformation  in  the 
11th  cealurj,  was  particularly 


the  f  ope,  called  Croue*,  of  whkh 
ever}  Parish  waiiu  ooiieiiionuf  uue, 
placed  uiuallj  ia  Uie  Chnreb-yard, 
aiwl  near  tu  the  SouLh  estrance  of 
Gbnt.  XAa..Ftbritarg,  1815. 


the  great  Parliamentary  inquiry  a 
carrfin"'  00,  concerning  the  Kecurds 
in  ad  potU  >if  the  United  Kingdomi 
iu  which  inquiry  lh:it  geiilleraan  has 
alio  taken  no  inconsiderable  part.  In 
the  former  of  these  inquiries  parii; 
cularly,  the  condilion  uf  the  great 
body  of  the  people  who  in  Ireland 
may,  without  a  strained  expret^iuii, 
be  denoipinjted  the  Poon,  is  in  train 
to  be  fully  inveatigaled  1  wlic 


the 


niro 


,  tlie  n 


authentic  sonrces,  a  salutary,  a  lon^' 
prayeii-for,  and  lasting  reiucilj  will 
be  derived.  Mjiny  olher  tiuustioni, 
(one  in  particular,  that  every  lfi>;i 
reader  will  directly  suggest  t.i  him- 
self J  qDCttioiii  that  agitate  and  alarm 
diiceasiugly  Jtiie  public  miad,  will  Ihea 
be  set  at  rest  lure  ter.  But,  at  Ihii 
er eat  is  hat  ip^roifchiDg,  and  will  b^ 
ushered  in  by  do  -' ■' 


uld 


5 


ite 


On  the  Origin  and  Polio/  of  Poor  Rates. 


[Feb. 


would  be  prelum piioD  in  me  to  an- 
ticipate  it  any  further. 

\Vhat  I  at  present  'wauitcd,  Mr.  Ur- 
ban, to  observe  upon  ix,  an  article^ in 
the  Edinburgh   Review  (of  October 
18.13)  containing  sceptical  doubts  on 
the  real  origin   of  the  Poor-rates  in 
England.     These  arc  to  be  found  in 
the  critique  upon  the  Spanish  Publi- 
cation intituled  *•'•  BibUoteca  Espano* 
la  Econotnico'PoliticM ^  par  D,  Juan 
Semperey  Guarinott."  The  Ueviewer, 
In  order  to  impugn  the  opinion  of  the 
most  eminent  Authors, — as  Dugdale, 
Blackstone,   Dr.    Adam   Smith, —to 
whom  we  might  add  Sir  John  Sinclair, 
**  that  the  dissolution  of  monasteries 
had  produced  the  present  system  of 
a  compulsory  Poor-rate,'*  quotes  Al- 
cock's  observation,  that  '*  those  reli- 
gious houses  did  no  more  in  England 
than  similar  establishments  had  done 
abroad,  and  the  hospitable  masters  of 
other  houses  did   and  do  nww — live 
generously, keep  a  plentiful  table,  and 
give  the  surplus  to  the  Poor."    Al- 
cock  next  asks,  ^\  If  the  Abbeys  main- 
tained the  Poor,   how,   when  these 
were  secularized  in  other  Protestant 
countries,    came    the   Poor    not  to 
bavc  been  equally  destitute  there  also? 
And  how  came  the  Poor-rates  not  to 
have  passed  in  England,  immediately 
on  such  secularization  ?   How  did  the 
Poor  subsist  till  the  year  before  the 
death  of  Elizabeth,  that  is,  for  a  period 
of  near  70"  (it  should  be  60)  *•  years?" 
'The   Reviewer  then  adds,  that   the 
same  train  of  argument  is  pursued  by 
Mr.  Daines  Harrington  in  his  Obier^ 
vations  on  the  Statutes,    Lastly,  after 
noticmg  something  not  very  material 
from  Mr.  Ducarel,  he  subjoins  the  re- 
mark  of    Mr.   Petit  Andrews,  that 
**  the  first  act  aft'ecling  the  Poor,  in 
Henry  Vllilh's  reign,  passed  previous 
even  to  the  dissolution  of  the  monas- 
teries." 

In  the  subsequent  part  of  Uie  Re- 
view, another  origin  is  suggested  as 
the  real  one:  namely,  the  discovery 
of  America,  and  tiie  depreciation  of 
the  precious  metals. 

Now,  not  to  mention  that  these 
new  causes  assigned,  being  general  t(» 
all  countries  alike,  and  not  confined 
to  England  only,  are  therefore  insuf- 
ficient to  acc(}unt  for  so  partial  au 
eftect;  it  would  not,  I  think,  be  diili- 
cult  to  support  the  tint  opinion,  so 
long  ectabiished,  that  the  **difsolutioa 
•f  Mouaslerief  iraa  the  efficient  cause. 


or   occasion,   of   the  inititutioa    of 
Poor-ratei." 

As  to  one  of  the  causef  mssigned,  I 
shall  here  only  just  observe,  in  passiogf 
that  if  while  moneys  became  depre- 
ciated from  its  increai«ed  quantity  (a 
greater  number  of  pieces  being  then 
required  to  express  the  same  value) 
— if,  all  this  while,  manufactures  and  * 
the  necessaries  of  life  were  increaaiog 
in  the  same  ratio — if  new  worldi  were 
opened  for  the  superfluous  populatioe 
of  Europe — if  the  powers  of  Jabonf 
were  multiplied  by  new-invented  ma* 
chinery — and  if  the  increase  of  capital 
kept    pace   with   these,  —  then   this 
depreciation    of   money,    from    the 
mines  of  America  being  opened  (for 
this,  I  presumie,  is  the  meaning  of  the 
other  cause  asMgned,  and  thus  both 
causes «are  at  bottom  but  one)  this 
depreciation  is  neutralised.     If  one 
year  ago  a  loaf  might  be  bought  for 
sixpence,  and  this  year  a  loaf  can  be 
bought  twice  as  good  or  twice  aa 
large  for  two  sixpence:*,  the  proper* 
tion  between  commodities  and  mooe? 
stands  unvaried.     This  actually  took 
p'ace  in  England  :  and  it  is  for  the 
Reviewer  to  shew  how  it  bappenevl 
that  the  very  reverse  taking  place  io 
Spain  (the  other  co^intry  assumed  in 
the  comparison) a  result  was  produced 
in  that  country,  the  direct  contrary 
to  what  he  would  infer  from  his  argn* 
ment.     For  there  never  has  l»een  a 
compulsory   Poor-rate  ia   Spain,  to 
which  America  with  its  mines  were 
equally,  or  more  open,  than  to  Bng« 
land.  y 

The  inference  drawn  from  the  time 
which  elapsed  between  the  dissolution 
of  monasteries  and  the  earliest  Poor- 
rate,  is  for  the  most  part  obviated  by 
a  fact  mentioned  in  the  Review  itself. 
Under  the  Fifth  of  Elizabeth,  Jus-, 
tices  were  empowered  to  tax  for  the 
Poor.     This  is  enough  for  our  ques- 
tion ;  since,  as  to  a  perfect  system  of 
Poor-rates,  we  are  not  arrived  at  that 
point  even  now.     tlere  then  40  years 
are  struck  off  from  the  above  60 
Now  the   reign  of  Mary  not  merely 
suspcuJed  the  Hcformation,but  made 
great  strides  towards   restoring  the 
old  religious  establishments;  and  the 
short  reign  of  Edward  VI.  was  but  a 
weak  and  distracted  Regency.     This 
brings  us  ncnrly  back  to  the  31st  and 
l^h  of  Ilenry  VIII.  when  the  monaa^ 
teries  ware  suppressed.    And  during' 
the   short    interval    which  remains, 

eTea 


creatiDg  I  but  Ihnt  now  tor  lb«  first  venue. 

tine  (bj  the  suppreiiion  of  moiiai-  lo  the  roeaa  while  Spain  eshibil«d 

t«n«f)  the   hope   nas  hecbme  a  ra-  a  perrect  cunlrail  in  its  puliej.     To 

lional  one,  that  they  would  decrcaie,  uk  the  expretsiuns  i>r  the  Review  it- 

and  (bat  a  toraplete  cure  lu  ao  great  selT,  thougn   it  alteinpl*  to  draw  a 

u  *vil  in  political  ecouoio;  might  be  quite  diR'erent  cund jdiiiii  from  Ihem, 

effected.     One  principal  cauie  of  it,  '■  If  »e  nere  to  fii  un  the  time  when 

flawing  from  the   luonasleries,    was  the  greatetl  number  of  rni>na<leriei 

gone.     Tu   >t(ip  the   increaic  of  an  viere  I'utjiided  in  Spaiii,>n'e  ihuuld  tay 

eril,  it  the  firat  progress  towardi  di-  the   16th  centiirj  ;  and   that   is  pre- 

■niauhiag  it.     In  this  seme  Lhe  iiip-  ciK.iy  the  period  when  the  increasing 

■renioD  of  the  inunailerics  lessened,  numher  ot  it*   Poor  were  most  con- 

isstead     of    increasing,     the     Poor;  slant  and  alarming."  No  duubt,  there 

IhoDgb,  at  firnt,  it  leeined  to  have  a  was   a    concurrent   reason   fur  Uii*. 

eonknir;  effect.     At  first,  a  teropo-  Spain  realized   the    table  of   Hidai. 

rar^  overflow,  from  the  discharge  out  The  option  being  given  lo  ii,  jostead 

of IfaemoDUteries, wasoccasioned, no  of  preferring  labour,   industrj,   and 

doubt)  but  it  was  obvious  that  this,  commodities,    it  took    the   precious 

after   a   time,   would    sjbatde.     The  metals  themselves.     And   Spain    hai 

fellacy  of  the  Keviewer's  reanuning  is  bocn  ever  since  starving. 

in  confounding  the  two  distinct  ideas  The   discovery    too   of    Amidica 

of  a  poor  subsisting  on  alms,  wilh  a  (and  we  may  add  the  Cafb  of  Good 

poor  supported  h;  a  compulsdrj  rate.  Hope,)   conlribnted  lo  diminish  Ih* 

The  object  of  the  former  is  to  keep  Poor,   and    that   in    the   mutt  direct 

np  the  idle  Poor;  that  of  the- latter  manner.     It  opened  new  fields  of  en- 

il  to  havethorllj  nu  such  Four  at  all.  lerpriac  ;  iiew  Mt(iement»fiir  our  po- 

Thi*  is  beat  eiemplified  among  the  pnlaliim,  who  cuuld  be  reclaimed  to 

Qu«kcnaikdHelb4idiit*,«hobav«nu  iuduslr]'.     Idle  po^ert},  ou  the  other 


189 


On  the  Origin  and  Polio/  of  Poor  Jtatas. 


[FA. 


band)  coverf  a  whole  country  with  a  It  should  oot  be  orerlookeit  toa 

tta^natiog  niartb,  noxioui  to  all  itf  that,  in  the  earlier  asei  of  the  Cbiirch, 

iohabitaaU*    The  monasteries  were  iU  refcnues  were  divided  into  thff 

the  springs  and  jreservoirs  of  so  pesti-  portions  i  one  of  these  was  allot^il  tp 

lential  a  nuisance.    Upon  the  4raiii»  its  officers ;  on^  to  the  maipteniMM* 


iu^  of  tbcse>  it  was  obviuus  thai  some 
Jittie  lime  must  elapse  before  the  su- 
perfluous matter  coutd  be  drawn  off, 
aod  dispersed,  through  the  new.chan- 
nels  that  were  now  opened  for  it. 
Still  the  extent  of  the  evil  (its  princi- 
pal source  beirg  intercepted  in  Eng- 
land at  least)  was  now  for  the  first  time 
limited.  It  could  thus  be  estimated. 
It  became  a  practicable  scheme  to  re- 
duce it.  Upon  which  the  State  com- 
pelled its  people  to  co-operate  with  it, 
by  submitting  to  a  temporary  tax,  to 
be  applied  by  themselves  for  that 
purpo^  only.  Every  thriving  mao 
bad  a  personal  interest  that  this  tax 
upon  his  industry  should  be  of  as 


of  its  building,  and  the  remainiog 
third  was  allotted  to  the  Poor.  But 
on  the  suppression  of  the  nionatleriai 
the  Church  property  was  taken  iot# 
Lay  hands.  The  State  became  a  reli* 
gious  Patron,  and  iras  bound  to  t^ke 
the  burthen  along  with  the  beoefiU 
It  knew  how  to  distinguish  between 
those  of  the  Poor  who  coukl  be  re* 
claimed  and  made  ier?ieeable,  and 
those  who  could  not.  That  it  did  not 
apply  the  remedy  immediately  upon 
iU  becoming  necessary,  is  nothing  ex- 
traordinary, when  we  consider  Ibe 
proverbial  slowneu  of  great  bpdiea 
to  act  in  other  matters  of  almofl 
equal  concern.    Nor  does  it  shew  tkal 


short  duration  as  possible.  This  wat  the  State  was  not  ultimately  aclvtted 
the  origin  and  policy  of  the  Pooa*  by  that  necessity,  ]^olicy,  and  equity, 
aATBs.  It  was  not  that  the  numbers  as  so  many  efficient  motiTes,  iti 
of  the  Poor  were  become  too  great 
to  be  calculated;  hut  that  dqw  for 
the  first  time  they  might  be  calculate 
ed,  and  brought  down  to  an  assigna- 
ble quantity,  every  day  becommg 
more  and  more  evanescent.  Other- 
wise the  case  would  have  been  hope- 
less, and  nothing  would  have  been 
done,-*-as  in  other  countries  nothing 
in  fact  was  done,  except  to  keep  up 
and  nourish  the  evil  by  indiscriminpte 
alms,  instead  of  laying  a  tax  upon  the 
people,  in  the  nature  of  a  penalty,  to 
reduce  it  and  do  it  away.  '  This  task 
was  undertaken  by  England.  It  is  to 
no  purpose  to  vay,  the  event  has 
shewn  how  egregiously  it  was  mis.* 
taken.  This  might  be  owing  to  the 
means,  to  the  execution,  to  opposite 
conflicf  ing  causes.  But  it  has  nothing 
to  do  with  this  questions,  *'  What  was 
the  motive,  the  real  efficient  cause, 
or  occasion*  of  the  instjtuUpn  of  Poor- 
rales  ?**  ill  other  Protest^t  countries 
such  a  measure  was  not  resorted  to— 
perhaps  because  it  was  not  necessairy! 
iu  England  it  was  both  practicable 
and  necessary,  it  was  not  emsy  in- 
deed for  a  laige,  rich  State,  and  mixed 
Goveriiiiteut,  to  inspect  minutely  the 
morals  aud  iudu4tr>  of  everv  member 
of  the  community,  as  might  be  done 
in  those  smaller  communities  of  the 
Quakers  afid  Methodists(forexample), 
.or  even  as  in  the  still  larger  national 
•  communities  of  Holland,  Scotlaudy  or 
Ireland. 


itf 
not  heing  thus  actuated  immediately 
aud  all  at  once.  Still  less  doei  the 
circumstance  of  the  event  having 
turned  out  so  contrary  to  all  expecta^ 
tion  disprove  its  having  bad  those 
motives,  and  that  rectitude  of  hiten* 
tion,  that  were  worthy  of.  a  better 
fortune.  It  is  probable  indeed  that 
the  failure  of  the  experiment  in  Eng- 
land will  prevent  the  ever  introducing 
into  Ireland  the  same  system  of  Poor- 
rales,  without  such  qualifications  at 
least,  and  improved  management,  as 
will  ensure  success.  Nor  would  it  be 
at  all  surprising  if  some  such  improv- 
ed design  were  now  ripening  in  the 
counsels  of  Govemmeut  for  the  relief 
of  that  Country. . 

This  subject  is  particularly  interest- 
ing at  this  time  to  Irishmen^  and  to 
every  good  man.  It  is  the  professed 
theme  of  Mr.  Shaw  Mason's  Parth 
chiul  Survejf  of  Ireland,  which  is  now 
carrying  on  under  the  countenance  of 
Government  His  materials  have 
naturally,  in  the  first  instance,  been 
furnished  by  the  Ministers  of  the 
Established  Church,  from  his  con- 
nexion with  them  as  Remembrancer 
of  the  Board  of  First  Fruits.  Some 
dofereuce  too  is  due  from  a  Protests 
ant  to  the  Established  Churchy  which 
tplerates  and  protects  all  other  reli* 
^ions.  But  might  we  not  indulge  a 
.hope  that  the  Roman  Catholic  Clergj 
in  that  country  will  vie  with  our 
own  in  forwarding  so  charitable  a 

purpose) 


maj  indalge  Ihe  molt  laDgaiae  bopM  poiure  of  Dork-  plluleni  betneen 

that  Mr.  Shaw  Masgn't   work,  frum  the  windowi,   and   door-wajt,  pbia 

the  eitraordiaarf  succeai  it  ha*  had,  conipartineDti ;   chimiiej-)tiece,  with 

in  tbe  further  progrm  of  hii  Paro-  a  bold  decoration  to  the  frieze  of  lea- 

cbial  Survey*,  will  rouse  (ucti  an  emu-  like  foliage  and  escallop  ihellii  cid- 

lalioD  in  all  rauks  and  profeiiioDi  of  iiig   j^wtod   with   nautical   iul>jecli. 

people,  and   will  *o  powerfutlj,   bj  "  On  the  hft,  the  three  stone  arch ei 

HUtfaeDtic  fact*,  excile  the  attenlioii  (icreen,)    supported    bf     Corinthiaa 

of  Govcrament,  that  it  will  (having  pillar*,''   bringing    u*   to   tile  grand 

sow  happilj  procured  peace  fur  the  itairi;  wallsof  which  nrepaiiited  with 

whole  Wuriil)  employ  its  earlieat  lei-  the  «torj  of  Dtdog  archttKClural  and 

■ure  in  placing  the  well-being  of  that  landicape    a  ecu  m  pa  m  men  It  t    "   the 

part  oflhe  United  Kio^ am  on  a  hit-  ba*-reliefi  and  little  square*  (ciimpart- 

Wg  baiii,  without  fesurting  to   the  ments)  contain  tiie  episodical  pnint- 

iijtUiQ.  ot*  Poor-rates,  carried  up,  at  ing*  of   the   same  ilory  ;"    "  cieliog 

luit,   to  theii  pretent  high  abuse  io  filled   with  the  hgures  of  God*  and 

Eugland — the  onl;  derect,  perliipi,  Goildesies,  Juno,  Venu>,  &c."crowni 

in  it'  Cuustitutiun  which,  as  it  i*  hn-  the  scene,  which  has  upon  ihe  whole 

■twicouldaul  be  perfect!        L.  S.  (lakipg  is  the  iucideotgl  dccurativti* 


134 


ARCHITECTtTRAL  INNOVATION,  NO.  CCL 


[Fch^ 


of  aerial  architecture,  vases,  drape- 
ries*  &c.)  a  most  superb  display,  in  an 
eflect  pecuiiariy  adapted  to  tievatc 
the  miDd  on  passiiv^  to  the  principal 
floor.    The  parlour  on  the  right  of 
(jail  (eating-room)  with   the  **  nicb 
for  a  buiFette  (side-board)  with  pilas- 
iers  (Corinthian),  enriched  with  fruits 
and  flowers"  by  Ricci,  of  a  striking 
aspect;  rich  chimney-piece,  of  scrolls, 
Tases,  festoons  of  grapes,  thyrsus,  &c. ; 
a  superstructure  sided  by  scrolls,  in 
which  a  basso-relievo  of  Bacchus  and 
Ariadne.     Cieliiig,  painted  with  the 
Triumph  of  Neptune  ard  Amphitrile. 
"  Suite  of  large  rooms,"  remarkable 
/or  richly  sculptured  chimney  pieces, 
in  which   are  a  pleasing  variety  of 
rich  scrolli,  both  in  front  and  profile 
directions ;  friezes,  some  set  with  fes- 
toons of  drapery ,  others  with  festoons 
of  fruits  and  flowers;  many  tablets 
take  place,  bearing  masques,  both  of 
huniao  and  BoimaJ  semblances.  These 
chimney-pieces  have  most  of  them 
tuperstructures   of  open  triangular 
and  scroll  pediments,  inclosing  bustos 
|uh|   vases.      Cielings   painted    with 
allegorical    Pagan    allusions.      The 
*^  bed-chamber  ;*'  over  its  chimney- 
piece  a  basso-relievo  of  Venus  and 
Adonis  attended  by  Cupids ;  vases  con- 
taining fruits  and  flowers,  &c.     Ciel- 
Ingr,  a  painting  of  Venus  receiving  the 
golden  prize  from  Paris.     In  the  ad- 
Joining  *'  large  closet,*'  are  painted 
alcoves,  with  circular  heads,  painted 
also  with  sylvan  scenes;  scroll  chim- 
ney-piece in   one  of  them ;   cicling 
pamled  in  the  same  style.    Among 
the  noble  suite  of  rooms  on  pr'mcipai 
story,  replete  with  increased  embel- 
lishments, is  the  *'  apartment**  (over 
bed-chamber  below),  of  most  superb 
adornments;  chimney-piece,  an  ex- 
cess of  fruits,  flowers,  and  foliages; 
in  its  superstructure,  bas-relief  of  Pa- 
ris departing  for  the  siege  of  Troy ; 
fn    the    surrounding   compartments 
warlike    instruments,    &c.      Cieling 
painted,  Paris  and  Ileleo,  addressed 
by  Cassandra.     From  this  room,  the 
^*  Closet ;"  curious  and  rich  chimney- 
piece,  in  scrolls  run  with  draperies, 
and    frieze    set    with   foliages    and 
flowers:  cieling  painted  with  Miner- 
va reposing.     But  the  cbet-d'ceuvrc 
of  the  house  is  the  *'  Salon  ;*'  walls 
and  cieling  entirely   painted ;  walls 
shewing  Coriuthian  fluted. pilasters; 
architectural    splendid    scenery    be- 


tween them,  and  in  the  general  eota 
IHature  (most  of  the  others  in  the  dif* 
ferent  rooms,  filled  with  carved  folia- 
ges^ heads,  vases,  &c.)  spleoflid  fo- 
liages and  draperies,  with  allegorical 
figures  engaged  in  subjects  relating 
to  the  *'  Arts  and  Sciences.**     Cbim- 
uey-piece  gorgeously  overlaid   with 
foliages  and  draperies  (carved  in  tbta 
instance) ;  in  a  largecompartment  over 
it,    an  infinity  of  Instruments  with 
suitable  adornments,  relating  to  the 
Arts,  in  which  Apollo  and  Daphne. 
In  the  cieling,  the  *'  round  picture  of 
Gentileschi,**  a  most  consummate  re- 
presentation of**  Apollo*'  listening  to 
a  concert  of  the  **  ii'me  Muses,*'  each 
however  accommodated  with  modem 
musical  instruments,  virginal,  harp, 
violin,  viol,  bass,  flute,  trumpet^  haut- 
boy, and  tabor,  musick-bookSy&c.  Thr 
surrounding  decorations  accompany- 
ing  this  fine  effort  of  the  Artist*  are 
foliages,  fruits^    flowers,  caryatides 
supporting  aerial  pieces  of  architec- 
ture, and  an  infinity  of  other  conge- 
nial objects  assimilating  with  the  cen- 
trical group,  and  partaking  of  that 
peculiar  manner  of  interior  finishings 
first  introduced  by  Sir  Christopher 
Wren,  and  carried  on,  in  undiminished 
shew,  though  bending  to  tbe  caprice 
of  succeeding  design,  even  to  the  ar- 
chitectural.example  under  illustration, 
not  by  an  actual  Survey  (at  this  time 
barred  against  us),  but  from  a  distant 
recollectioii  of  a  visit  once  paid  the 
scene,  as  above  stated.    It  may  ha 
possible,  from  the  many  repairs,  alte* 
rations,  and  improvements,  the  house 
has  sustained,  under  the  directions  of 
varied-minded   architects,  clerks  of 
works,  &c.  little  or  none  of  the  hrU 
interior  performances  are  now  in  be- 
ing, or,  if  in  being,  partially  left,  and 
moulded  in  with  the  progressive  at* 
tempts  of  <  artists,    mechanics,   and 
common    labourers.     In  truth,    we 
have  at  heart  a  wish  to  carry  on  our 
professional  clue :  if  it  partakes  more 
of  visionary  than  real  matter  of  fact, 
still  the    undertaking    may   not   be 
thought  nugatory,  as  it  is  certain, 
such  characters  of  internal  architec- 
ture, or  something  very  like  them, 
must    have    rendered  his   Grace  of 
Buckingham's  beloved  house,  in  hit 
day,  the  tbcme  of  public  praise  and 
admiration  I 

Before  the  subject  is  dismissed,  let 
it  be  pointed  out,  that  tbe  ^reat  out- 

Hae 


» ihnmg  of  contending  Bibliomamacs.  "™.   "aP'-'eo"    Boiiapane,    aepuii 

The   seTect   and   v»luS.le   Libwry  of  '797,  jusqu'ei.  IBH;  ou  Chromque  Se- 

J          V.                 „       f  u            ■',,,  cr6ie  de  France  et  d  Italie  depuis  la  Cri- 

jAM«El.WARDa.(.q  of  Harmw   (M.  ,(,„„  ^^  ,^  a.publicue  Cisalpine  jusqn'l, 

ma.    aod  undoubtedly  one  of  the  most  Conseil  de»  Coi.Jurfs  des  deux  pays. 

ikil&l  and  successful  bngiisn  Collcc-  Uistoire    des    Sticidtes    Becr«t«i    de 

lors  of  rare  Books  on  the  Continenl)  ia  VArmie  et  dei  Conipiralioni  Militairet 

destined,  by  the  advice  of  the  Medical  qui  otit  eu  pour  objet  la.  Destructiun  du 

Friends  of  the  worthy  Owner,  for  pub-  Gouvernemciit  de  Bonaparte. 

lie  sale.     To  the  greater  part  of  our  A  Viiit  to  Paris  in  1814;  being  «  Re- 

Rcaders  it  would  be  superfluous  even  view  of  the>Mnral,   Political,   Intellec; 

'  ■             '                 3  of  this  Collec-  tual,  and  Social  Condition  of  the  FrencK 


tion.     To  the  few  who  may  not  have  Capital.     By  John  Scott,  Editor  of  th« 

teen  or   heard  of  it,  it  may  be  accep.  Champion.  ,  „    .    .  _ 

Ubieto  learn  that  it  comprises  many        ,T';*.'-"'"P''5" '''/'"V"^    IS,  ~" 

xaloabk  MSS.  Classical  and  Biblical ;  "'!'<^'' '»  P"f  ""*  '.f^"""^,  f  the  Cam- 

a  variety  of  matchless  mideaof  early  P^'S"  ."'.'8  ?'  w.th  ,  D.lu.«t,on  of 

f        _-i   k        .u        „i  n.i;.l    n^r..^,.^  the  principal  Traiti  of  tht:  Character  of 

Tvpography ;  the   splendid   Beo ford  g^^,"^      „*;,  „,d  (^e  Ca.™  of  l.is  Eie,.- 

MislAL,  of  wh|eh   Mr.   Gough   has  ^.^^     Translated   from  the   French  of 

given   so  faithful   a  description;  and  p  p  F  J.GcKjtun. 
several  Greek  Vases  of  tlic  greatest       'p„,s  c'hit  Chat  t  or,  a  View  of  the 

exceflence ;  of  which  we  shall  apeak  Sociaty,  Manners,  Custoros,  Literature, 

in  our  next.  and  Amuieinents  of  the  Parisians ;    be- 

IVearlif  reodiifw  PuliiicatioTi :  ing;   a  Translation  uf   *  Gulllauine    la 

The  Eleventh  Pan  uf  Mr.  SrosEa'*  Franc  Parleur,"  by  M  Jouy.  and  n  Se. 

"  Grapbicar  and  Historical  Descriptioni  quel  to    "  L'Uermite  de  la  Cbaiuii* 

•(  ibc  Ckl^edraU  of  Great  BrJuin  j"  d'Aatia." 

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An  Authentic  Narrative  of  the  Inva- 
sion of  France  in  1814,  including:  the 
History  of  the  Restoration.  By  M.  de 
Bbauchamp,  Author  of  the  History  of 
the  War  in  La  Vend^. 

An  Octavo    Edition  of  Mr.  Scott's 
'  Lord  of  the  Isles." 

The  Second  Edition  of  Mr.  Southey's 
♦*  Roderick,  the  last  of  the  Goths;** 
and  a  new  Edition  of  Mr.  Southey's 
Poems,  including  the  Metrical  Tales, 
and  some  Pieces  never  before  published. 

The  Translation  of  Lucien  Buona- 
PARtE'S  **  Charlemagne,"  by  the  Rev, 
Samuel  Butler,  D.D.  and  the  Rev. 
Prakcis  Hodgson,  M.A. 

A  Fourth  Edition  of  the  Poem  on 
♦'  Conversation,'*  ccmsiderably  enlarged  j 
with  Poetical  Portraits  of  the  Principal 
Members  of  the  late  Dr.  Samuel  John- 
son's Club.  By  William  Cooke,  esq.  of 
the  Middle  Temple,  Barrister  at  Law. 

The  White  Doe  of  Rylstone,  or  the 
Fate  of  the  Norton^ :  -a  Poem,  by  Mr. 
William  Wordsworth. 

Guy  Mannering,  or  the  Astrologer. 
By  the  Author  of  **  Waverley. " 

A  new  Edition  of  the  Baronetage  of 
England,  carefully  revised,  enlarged,  and 
corrected  throughout,  including  106 
Baronets  oot  in  the  former  Edition,  List 
of  Extinct,  and  of  those  Baronets  who 
have  been  advanced  to  the  digiiity  of  the 
Peerage,  of  sueb  persons  who  have  re- 
ceived the  honour  of  Knighthood,  and 
of  British  subjects  holding  Foreign  Or- 
ders.    By  John  Debrett. 

Memoirs  of  Lady  Hamilton  ;  df^wn 
from  original  sources  of  information, 
luofd  comprising  Anecdotes  of  various 
distinguished  Personages. 
>  Extracts  from  the  Diary,  Medita- 
tlbhs,  and  Letters  of  Mr.  Joseph  Wil- 
iilAMS  of  Kidderminster,  with  additions 
fhim  the  Author's  short  hand  and  other 
^manuscripts.     By  Mr.  H anbury. 

A  singular  woric  on  Occult  Philosophy, 
including  the  Lives  of  all  the  antient 
Alchemistieal  Philosophers,  a  Critical 
Catalogue  of  their  Writings,  and  a  selec- 
tion of  the  most  celebrated  Treatises  on 
the  Theory  &c.  of  the  Hermetic  Art. 

ff^rks  preparing  for  Puhlicatum: 

Mr.  Archdeacon  Coxe  is  at  present 
engaged  in  writing  the  Memoirs  of  John 
Duke  of  Marlborough,  principally 
drawn  from  the  family  Papers  preserved 
in  the  Archives  at  Blenheim ;  and  he 
therefore  solicits  the  communication  of 
any  papers  or  d^icutnents,  relative  to  the 
Life  and  Actions  of  that  great  General 
and  illustrious  Statesmaif,  which  may 
be  preserved  in  any  other  Collection. 

Mr/  Hatcher,  of  Salisbury,  is  col- 
lecting materials  for  a  History  of  that 
City,  to  correspond  with  Mr.  Dods^ 
woRTn'9  "Account  of  the  Cathedral." 


A  Histoiy  dnd  Destfrif^ion  of  Can* 
terbary  Ca(4iedral;  illu«trit«i  by  99 
highly  finished  Engravings,  frtra  Dntw* 
ings  by  T.  Hastings,  Membar  of  tb* 
Royal  Liverpool  Academy.  The  ^luilt 
to  be  executed,  in  an  uaiform  style,  bjr 

W.  WOOLNOTH. 

An  improved  Edition  of  a  Treatise 
on  the  Cultivation  of  Mangel  Worsel 
as  Winter  food  for  Cattle.  By  Mr.  Fm- 
DER  Simpson." 

A  Series  of  Chemical  Essays,  by  Mr. 
Parkes,  Author  of  the  *  Chemical  Ca- 
techism,' in  four  Pocket  Volumes.  Tbe 
Essays  are  written  in  a  familiar  style,  to 
suit  those  Readers  who  are  not  yet  pfo» 
ficieilt  in  Chemical  Science. 

Index  Indicatorius.  > 

We  heartily  thank  D.  and  our  other 
Salopian  Friends,  for  their  kindness. 

We  take  in  good  part  the  Reproof  of 
Mr.  W.  Lumley  ;  and  will  profit  by  hi 

We  submit  to  the  candour  of  RusTf- 
cus,  the  impossibility,  ia  a  Miscellaneous 
Publication,  that  every  Article  shonld  h4 
palatable  to  every  Reader.  He  will  not 
often  find  his  amusement  interrupted  b^ 
MrtthetnaHeks, 

We  may  venture  to  whisper  to  do- 
LOGICU6,  that  we  were  imposed  on  by 
tbe  bUuminmu  article  on  whieh  be  Teiy 
ably  and  seriously  comments. 

Whilst  the  fate  of  the  Propertt  Tat 
was  uncertain,  a  Patriot^*  Letter  would 
have  made  a  good  Pamphlet.  But  iht 
Burial  it  gone  hy. 

HoNBSTUS  on  the  Bank  Dividends 
would  obtain  a  direct  answer  at  any 
General  Court  of  Proprietors. 

Two  Volumes  of  Sermons  by  the  late 
Dr.  ScoTT  were  announced  for  publican 
tionby  Mr.  Clapham  three  years  ago, 
during  which  period  the  Doctor,  (as  our 
Obituary  remarks)  has  been  emplojred 
in  preparing  them  for  the  Press  ;  but  a 
doubt  at  the  same  time  being  expressed 
as  to  their  publication,  many  Clergymen 
who  heard  his  Discourses  befbre  tbe  tint* 
▼ersity,  wish  to  know  whether  they  may 
expect  to  read  them* 

A  Correspondent  who  has  been  formf 
ing  a  List  of  Anniversary  Preachers 
for  the  Magdalen  Charity,  from  its  first 
institution  to  the  present  time,  -has 
not  been  able  to  discover  who  were  the 
Preachers  for  the  years  1770,  1771, 
1773,  1779,  1780,  I781.and  1783  j  and 
solicits  information  on  the  subject. 

The  View  of  Bennett's  Hill  j  R.  B. 
Wheler  ;  The  Pantheon  ;  H.  L^-Kf 
Otiosus  ;  &c.  in  our  next. 

One  ol  the  Committee  of  "The  Society 
for  preventing  Accidents  in  Coal  Mines," 
requests  a  short  account  of  the  *'  Direc- 
tors of  Mines  in  Prance,"  and  refer- 
ences to  any  foreign  books  that  may 
add  to  the  Society's  stock  of  ioformation . 

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RfiVlfiW  OF  NEW  PUBLICATiC^S.    ,. 


fim  iaifyinng'  imio  thf  iuossety  Serviemt 
mmd  CUim^'tfik9  Am«rt<uHi  JLtijfaUtts, 
mi  ike  Que  «fthe  AFW*  hehntm  Qtft 
.  Britain  amd  her  QUmriet^  in  1783: 
with  on  Aeeeuni  ef  the  Compemtttien 
gremted  te  them  i^  FmHament  .in 
1785.  oml' 1788.  By  Jobn  fturdlcy 
Wilnot,  £94,  %vo.  1^.  SOB;  NiMittIs, 
Sdo»  mmd  B^llej. 

able  to  this  6r  any  othei*  G.omi* 
fr?,  than  lire  formaCion  of  thb  Com- 
ninion^aod  the  good  faith,  dlitretibfol 
and  humaDUjf,  of  the  Cominiisionerif^ 

**  Soonaltci^  the  dtath  of  th«  Alanyiif 
^  Ro€^ngliaia»..m  July  178S»  and  tb« 
afpirintiMnt  e£  the  Earl  of  Sbtlbjume 
faftem«4s.«nated  Marquis  of  Lana- 
oo^n^^)  tnfoec^  him,  Lo?dShelburQq,< 
]Md  nqvinated,  and  the  Poard  of  Tiea* 
ittlQF  appointed^  JohnWilmot  and  S|«>P« 
Cialpe,  .f«qvunii»  Wh  Ifemb^rs  of  Pa4i»T 
t|Mait»'*To  Inquivfl  into  tha  <?ases  of  aU 
tboAnifneaii  SufferuMyhoth  of  tl^of^who 
aiNadjK  derive  aasfstancr  frqtm  j^he.Pub* 
llal(4  fmolthosa  who  wans  ebMminf^  it^ 
ah^  tf  repovt  their  opinion  ihoreon  to 

<*.  A*  b^  tbesa  Gentlemen  were  11^ 
Furiianieiity  and-  it  was  conceived  thif 
boftiness  might  be  effected  in  two  ov 
three  months,  consistently  with  their 
other  avocations ;  they  undertook  tkif 
arduous  and  invidipos  task,  on  the  ex- 
press condition*^  ^ot  to  receive  angf 
pecuniary  compensation  for  it ;  because, 
as  they  had  hitherto  acted  iadependently 
IB  Parliament,  they  did  not  chuse  to 


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make  themselves-  liable  to  the  impmlaf 
tion  of  a  Minister^X  Job«  ior  andi«ii^ 
flnence  in  their rParliameintaiy.O9n4ii0t» 
though,  without  any  party  htaa,j|higp-lka4 
feneraUy  voted  aieaiast  the*A«iM(iea» 
War.  —  Hariai;  apariiaents  and*  eMts 
assigned  them  at  th«iTfBasnry>  the^.liiN 
mediately  enteied  on  this  hniinesaln 
Oetober,  and  ,  began  wkh  the  eaiatinf 
Iniit  of  316  PefBQus-r^4^iving  theiannqi^ 
sum  of  4a,S8UX.  ;T4iey  saw,  exaaiine4 
and  took  ck>wir>in  their  own  handsv^tiha 
cases  and  .ciroumstanaes^of  aaicl^  in^ 
vidnals  ^hey.,neiiuad-<af|d.  jaoted.snaht 
eerta^atai^iand  paptm  as  aaeh  bad  ta 
produee ;  «nd  rf!<viired  t^  aitenckanaa 
nf  ^ueh  peivoHS  aa  might  ha  ahte  |o  aai^ 
firm  or  to  explain  thff.imeriMlf  t&a  }o<$e% 
and  other  circnmstanibea  ol  .«aeb.  au^ 
Th^  rapsrt^di  tlmir  prQfiiwduifi=  nrom 
4imo  ta  time  to*  theJBqard  af  Treafniy» 
wMeb  eonfinned  thalr  Baporta  in  evary 
instanop^ .  Tha.JBaard  aflll^asuiy.  ali- 
stipned  froBf  i^antinf  aogr  raMef  to  any 
individnab  nNpaver  patfaniaed,  ofeefi 
•la  ponsaquenaa  ^  thaia  imfiotUgaiian 
and  ilaport<^aqd^S!y  a»adeaiiaill  and 
datailed  $tam»epii,al.  theU*  Psaaeedings 
lalative  ta>tha  aaistinclasty  in-Januaay 
l7-W."   .     .>f ; :       ..  ■  ar-   '  : 


We  Beleei;;dfre  C^fe,  at  Aeitrfrfeci 

bf  it  wfi3  a  ^H-known  character  : 

■ '    .      .     ' .'       .    .     ' 

**  In  New  Jersey,  Governor  Frankiin» 
notwithstanding  every  temptation  and 
inducement  held  out  to  faim  by  his  fa- 
ther. Dr.  Franklin,  to  take  part  witi^the 
Colonies,  had  taken  a  deteripined  and 
activ^e  part  in  favour. of  Great  BfitaiOf 
which  was  the  dause  of  hie  early  imprw- 


.  *  **•  Lord  Sbelbnme  had  veAt  to  speak  to  Mr.  Wilmot>  m  August,  but  h^  ^as  in 
tlw  eoontry.     In  September  he  received  from  his  Lordship  the  following  letter : 

^  Dear  Sir;  Mr.  Rose  waits  uponyow,  to  mention  a  matter  whtcb- 1  proposed  to  do 
nayself,  and  wilt  further  explain  to  y6u  v¥hen  I  return  to  town.  I  shall  be  very 
happy,  if  year  time  and  health  admit  of  your  giving  the  King  and  the  Publick  yoor 
aasistance  in  a  bosfness  wbieh-  requires  your  character  still  more  than  yxmr  afjplica^ 
tion.  The  sum  given  to  the  Ameriean  Loyalists  is  become  enormous ;  some  limit 
is  necessary,  and  a  judgment  to  be  formed  by  some  impartial  person  or  persons 
of  their  claims.  It  would  give  the  Board  of  Treasury  great  satisfaction  if  you 
vrould  undertake  it.  You  may  take  what  associates  yon  please,  and  command  every 
assutan(«e,  Ac.  &e.— 4tb  Sent.  1782.  Shelburne." 

f  "  Extract  of  a  letter  from  D.  P.  Coke  to  John  Wilmot,  esq.  Sept.  $5,  1782  ; 
'  You  do  me  honour  in  supposii^g  that  I  can  be  of  any  assistance  to  you  in  this 
business,  and  I  think  you  do  yourst^f  great  honour  in  proposing  to  enter  upon  the 
Inquiry  without  any  eompensation  ;  after  which,  I  have  no  merit  in  saying  that  I 
would  not  embark  in  a  business  of  this  sort  upon  any  other  terms.  Upon  sueh 
terms,  and  with  such  a  Colleague^  I  can  have  no  objection  to  give  my  time  and  at- 
tention to  it ;  feeling,  as  I  do,  the  necessity  there  is  at  this*  moment  for  tiie  stfrietest 
mconomy  in  erery  department  of  the  State.  From  my  knowledge  of  you  and  yonr 
pdblic  conduct,  it.  is  unnecessary  for  me  to  say,  that  I  suppose  wepled«;e  otirftelvea 
io nothing  unconnected  with  the  subject  of  our  Inquiry  ^dic.  Daniel  Parker  Coke.'  " 

GENT.  Mac.  Fekruarjfs  1^1 5*  soivinent 


136     Literary  Intelliqencf. — Index  lymcATOittOs.    [Feb. 

An  Autbenti«  Nimitive  oF  the  Iiwi-  A  Hittoiy  and  DcMriptlon   oT  Can- 

■Ion  of  Fnnce  in   1814,  ineludinf; the  terbaiy   Citfaedral;   illuitnlitd   bj   S9 

Hial»ry  of  the  Reatontlon.    By  M.  de  highly  nniihed  Ea^ravinip,  fr«m  Draw- 

BuucHAMP,  Author  of  tie  History  of  infs   by  T.  Hastimos,  Member  of  tbt 

the  War  hi  LaVendfe.  R^al  Liverpool  Academy.    The  wbob 

An  Octavo    Edition  of  Mr.  Scott's  to  be  fxaeutpd,  in  ui  unifMiB  itylt,  bf 

'  Lord  of  the  Islea."  W.  Woolnoth, 

The  Second  Edition  of  Mr.  Southkv's  An  improved   Edition  of  a  Treatiie 
«  Roderick,  the  Uat  of   the   Gotbi;"  on  the  CaltivBtion  of  Manpl  WqitcI 
and  a  new  Edition  of  Mr.  Southev's  as  Winter  food  for  Cattle.    ^  Mr.  Pin- 
Poems,  including  the   Metrical  Tales,  deb  Sinrvm." 
and  some  Pieces  never  before  published.  A  Series  of  Cbemical  Euaya,  hy  Mr. 

The  Translation  of  LuclEN  BuoNA'  pAKKca,   Author  of  the  '  Chemical  Ca- 

raicT'E'a  "Charlemagne,"  by  the  Rev.  tecbism,' in  four  Packet  Volumes.    The 

Sjimuci.   Butlbb,  D.D.  and  the  Rev.  Essays  are  written  in  a  familiar  style,  to 

niAMCil  HoDGMN,  M.A.  Suit  tboie  Reailcrs  who  are  not  yet  pro- 

A  Fourth  Edition  of  the  Poem   on  ficient  in  Chemical  Science. 

"Cunrersath>n,"ciinBlderablyenIarf;ed[  — ^ 

with  Poelical  Portraits  of  the  Principal  Inabx  Indicato«iu3.                 i 

Members  of  the  late  Dr.  Samuel  John-  We  heartily  thank  D.  and  our  otlwr 

son's  Ctub.    By  William  Coosr,  esq.  uf  Salopian  Friends,  tor  tbelr  kindness, 

the  Middle  Temple,  Barrister  at  Law.  We  take  in  good  part  the  Reproof  of 

The  White  Doe  of  Rytstone,  or  the  Mr.  W.  Lumlev  ;  and  wiU  profit  by  it. 

Fate  (,f  the  Norlona  ;  ii  Poem,  by  Mr.  We  submit  to  the  candour  of  Rurri' 

William  Wordsworth.  ci;s,  theimpossibility,  in  aMiacellaneoos 

Cuy  Hannering,   or  the  AstroloEer.  Publication,  that  n^eryiAlitieabooid  be 

By  (he  Authorof "  Waverley."  palatable  to  every  Aeadrr.     He  will  not 

A  new  Edition  of  the  Baronetage  of  often  find  hit  aitniaenietit  interrupted  bjr 

England,  carefully  revised,  enlarged,  and  Mathtmatickt. 

corrected    throughout,    including    106  We  may  venture  to  whiaper  to  €■•• 

Bironets  Dot  in  the  former  Ekiition,  List  logicui,  that  we  were  imposed  on  b^ 

of  Eitinct,  and  of  tho<e  Baronets  who  the  Muntbum  article  on  which  ba  Tery 

have  been  advanced  to  the  dignity  of  the  ably  and  serionsly  eomnents. 

PecraRe,  of  such  persona  who  have  re-  Whilst  the  fate  of  the  PaowaTt  Tal 

ceivcd  the  honour  of  Knighthood,  and  wai  uncertain,  a  Patbiot*!  Latter  would 

of  British  subjects  holding  Foreign  Or-  have  made  a  good  Pamphlet.    Bmtli* 

ders.     By  John  DEaaEir.  Burial  it  gane  bg. 

Memcira  of  Lndy  Hamilton  ;  dikwn  Honestu*  on  the    Bank   INviduid* 

frnm  original  sources  of  information,  would  obtain  a  direet  anamr  at  aaj 

Md  comprising   Anecdotes  of  vorioas  General  Court  of  Proprieton. 

<Hatln|!itiahed  Personagea.  Two  Voluuies  of  Sermons  by  th*  Ut* 

'Gitracts   from    the   INary,   Uedita-  Dr.  ScoTT  were  announced  for  pnUics. 

Huns,  and  Letters  of  Mr.  JotEPH  Wil-  tionhy  Mr.  Clapbam  three  yeua  afa, 
litAHS  of  Kidderminster,  nith  additions 
from  the  Author's  short  hand  and  other 
main  I  scrip!  a.     By  Mr.  Hanbukv. 

A  singular  work  on  Occult  Philosophy, 
including  the  Lives  of  all  the  antient 
Alchemittical  Philosuphcn,  a  Critical 
Catalo);ae  of  their  Writings,  and  a  selec- 
tion of  (he  most  celebratad  Treatises  on 
theTlieoi^ftc.  of  tbs  Hermetic  Art. 

ITtTki  preparing  /»■  Pvhlkatiim: 

Mr.  Archdeacon  Coxe  ia  at  present 
engaged  in  writing  the  Memoirs  of  John 
Duke  of  Marlbohouqii,  principally 
drawn  from  the  family  I'apers  preserved 
!n  the  Arciiives  at  BIciilieiw ;  and  he 
therefore  solicits  ilie  common icattun  of 
any  paperaoriV>cuu)ents,  relative  to  Ibe 
Life  and  A.ctiuua  of  that  great  General 
and  ilhulriuus  Staiesmair,  which  may 
ba  preserved  in  any  other  Collection. 

Mr,   Hatcher,  of  8»lMor)-,  is  taV 
laciins  materials  for  a  History  of  that 
City,   to  correspond   with    Mr.  Dottt'  .- 
(torth'r  "Account  of  Ibe  Cathedral." 


■lent,  but  would  not  bave  you  come 
here  »t  presenl.  Vuu  may  confide  to 
jour  con  the  family  aflairs  you  wisbed  to 
conter  upon  witb  me,  for  be  ii  diacreet : 
and  I  trust  tbat  you  will  prudently 
avoid  introducing  biin  to  company  that 
it  may  be  improper  for  him  to  be  seen 
wUb.  I  ahall  hear  froiD  you  by  him  ; 
and  letten  to  me  afterwards  will  come 
Mfe  under  cover  directed  to  Mr.  Ferdi- 
sand  Grand,  banker,  at  Paris. — Wishing 
you  health,  and  more  bappineu  than  it 
seems  you  have  lately  experienced,  I 
Kmain  your  affectionate  father, 

B.  Fbasklim." 

lu  concluding  his  very  iateresling 
Historical  Vieiv,  Mr.  Wilmot  *ajt, 

"  Whatever  may  be  said  of  this  un- 
fortunate War,  either  to  account  for, 
to  justify,  or  to  apologise  for  the  conduct 
of  either  Country  ;  all  the  World  has 
been  unanimous  in  applauding  tbe  just 
tice  and  tbe  bumanity  of  Great  Britain, 
in  rewarding  tbe  Services,  aud  in  cum- 
pensatiuf  ,wilb  a  liberal  band,  the  Louses 
of  those  who  tuCfered  so  much  for  their 
Bri>  and  faithful  adherence  to  tbe  Bii- 
tish  Giovcmnient. —  However,  therefore, 
wv  may  deplore  the  causes,  the  progrect. 


13.  Athena  OtanienseB.    An  exact  Hit- 
lory  of  all   the  Writera  and  Biihepi 
wAo  have  had  their  Educaiien  in  the 
Unit/erjity  of  Oifonl.     To  whick  art. 
aitdtd  The  Fasti,  or  Antutis  of  the  smd 
Cidieniig.       By  Anthony    i.   Wood, 
M.  A.  gftSenoa  CiilUge.    A  new  Edi- 
tim,  uiilh  AddUioiu,  and  aOmiinualitii 
by  Philip  IHiss.   Pillow  e/.%.Jobii's 
College,    fol.  /.  410.  yp.  Ti8. 
WF,   haTe  Bccidcotally   much   too 
long  (lelajeil  the  notice  of  this  verj 
elegant    repiibli cation  i    which    iloe* 
Mr.  BliiH   great  credit,    and   which,  . 
alter  all,  we  cannot  better  desrribs 
than    la   the  wor.ls  of  the   Preface, 
which   is  every  thing  that  il  shuuld 
be — coQciie,  clear,  and  matilj. 

well 
that 


point 


140  Review  of  New  PubKcaivonB.  [Feb 

titms.-— The  first  edition,  which  appear-  to  have  printed  in  Holland,  in  order  t» 
ed  in  the  years  169 1  and  1699,  althou^  escape  the  jurisdietion  of  oit  Licenser^ 
not  printed  under  the  itn mediate  supei^  or  the  intetfereaee  of  his  acquaintandU  *.' 
iittendance  of  the  Author,  may  be  consi-  In  his  last  lioiirs,  Wood  was  advised  by 
dered  as  entirely  proceeding  from  him.  Dr.  Cbarlet  to  entrust  the  cars  of  hit 
It  is  true  that  some  few  passa^s  were  papers  relative  to'  the  Athene,  to  Mr. 
rejected  "by  the  Licenser,  and  a  few  Tt^Miias  Tanner  of  All  Souls' College^  al« 
others,  as  he  himself  somewhat  pettishly  terwards  Bishop  of  St.  Asaph.  To  tliia  lit  • 
infermB  us,  were  altered  by  his  own  cdnsented,  and  his  numerovs  MS  Col- 
friends  ;  but,  as  there  can  t>e  no  doubt  lections  were,  immediately  afttr  \M 
that  this  was  the  genuine  work  of  the  death,  delivered  to  Mr.  Tanner  for  the 
Author,  so  must  be  be  regarded  as  an-  purpose  of  publication.  —There  ean  bt 
sw^rablie  for  every  statement  and  cha-  little  doubt  iMit  that  Wood  intended  all 
racter  it  contains. — It  has  been  thought  his  papers  should  see  the  light  without 
thfe  ■  more  necessary  to  insist  on  this  any  reserve ;  and,  indeed,  he  appears  to- 
pohit,  since  Wood  has  incurred  great  have  been  particularly  solicitous  on  this 
ret|»roaoh,  because,  at  the  time  the  pro-  point  in  his  last  interview  with  Dr. 
ceedings  against  him  by  Lord  Clarendon  Charlet.  Heame  informs  usf ,  that  when 
were  pending,  he  denied  himself  to  be  Tanner  was  recommended  to  him,  he 
the .  author  of  the  Second  Volume  of  cried  out  with  much  vehemence,  Hmih 
Athens  Oxonienses  altogether.  This  he  courage?  ff^ill  he  be  honest  f  And  he 
clkarge  has  been  frequently  repeated,  repeated  these  words  several  times  with 
and,  in  some  instances,  has  been  made  great  energy,  nor,  until  be  was  thcv 
to  throw  a  doubt  on  the  veracity  of  all  roughly  satisfied  on  this  head,  would  he 
bis  statements  as  an  author.  But  commit  his  Collections  to  the  guArdian- 
Wood's  answerto  the  accusation  against  ship  of  Mr.  Tanner.  —  For  what  reason 
liini,  in  the  Vice-Chancellor's  Court,  Tanner  neglected  to  execute  his  trusty 
should  be  considered  rather  as  the  an-  and  publish  the  contents  of  Wood's 
swer  of  his  Proctor  than  of  himself;  papers,  it  would  now  foe  useless  to  in* 
and  the  exceptions  and  the  denial  should  quire;  but  it  may  safely  be  conjectured^ 
be  regarded  as  those  franked  for  him  by  that  he  found  too  many  unfavourable 
his  legal  advisers.  These  persons,  well  characters  of  persons  then  living,  or  hut 
aware  of  the  strong  party  spirit  at  that  recently  dead,  to  render  such  a  measupe 
time  raging  in  the  University,  conceived  either  gratifying  or  prudent  i  add  to 
that  the  only  means  of  defeating  the  which,  he  soon  after  meditated  a  llt»* 
prosecution  would  be  to  compel  their  rary  undertaking,  id  the  executien  of 
opponents  to  prove  Wood  the  author  of  which  Wood's  labeurs  proved  of  essen* 
the  obnoxious  passages,  which  could  tial  service :  this  was  his  BiHiothe§m 
only  be  accomplished  by  entirely  disown-  BrUannicO-Hilemicay  a  volume  of  wbii^ 
ing  the  publication.  If  this  be  the  case,  every  page  owes  infinite  obligations  to^ 
all  accusations  against  Wood's  veracity,  the  Athene,  and  in  which  several  lives 
or  against  his  courage  and  consistency,  are  acknowledged  to  be  derived  from 
are  refuted ;  for  the  denial  in  the  de-  the  third  volume,  then  in  MS.  •*  As 
fence  will  then  be  attributed  to  the  things  were  thus  situated,  it  is  probable 
right  person,  namely,  the  Defendant's  that  Wood's  additional  papers  would 
Proctor,  who,  in  the  discharge  of  bis  never  have  appeared  before  the  publiek, 
duty,  took  every  legal  means  of  repel-  had  not  Tonson  the  bookseller  medi- 
ling  the  accusations  against  his  Client,  tated  a  new  edition  of  the  whole  work.* 
although  without  success.  —To  the  two  For  this  purpose,  he  purchased  the  co^y- 
Yolunies  already  mcintioned,  it  was  right  of  Mr.  Wood's  executrix,  and  then 
Wood's  intention  to  have  added  a  third,  applied,  through  Laurence  £chard,  to 
containing  the  Lives  of  Writers  before  Dr.  Tanner  for  the  materials  comprising 
accidentally  omitted,  and  of  such  others  the  third  volume.  After  some  debate 
as  had  died  after  the  appearance  of  his  relative  to  the  price,  Taiuier  consented 
work.  This  volume,  had  he  not  been  to  give  up  'the  papers,  and  the  new 
prevented  by  deatb,  it  was  his  intention  Lives  were  either  incorporated  with,  or 

^Dmim^m,         •    ■       11  ■  I  '         I  I  ■    I        ■         II  ■  II  I -,      I.  ..      I    ■  .       . .  I  .      ■■  .1.     I  ■      '  I  ■    « 

♦  "  Ant.  i  Wood,  as  Mr.  Hudson  told  me,  consulted  with  him  (knowing  that  be 
had  great  correspondence  with  the  chief  men  in  Holland,)  how  to  get  his  third  vol. 
of  AtliencB  Oxon.  printed  there.  When  he  was  asked  the  reason  why  he  would  not 
have  it  printed  In  England,  he  answered,  that  his  other  books  had  suffered  so  much 
by  the  liberiy  that  some  men  took  of  expunging  what  they  pleased,  that  he  v^ould 
never  suffer  any  book  of  his  to  be  committed  to  an  English  press  again.  He  more- 
over added,  (to  use  his  own  words,)  *  when  this  volume  comes  out,  I'le  make  you 
hugh  again.'  Hearne,  MS  Collections,  vol.  r.  140."  f  «•  Ibid,  vol  jccii.  193." 

appended 


/" 


I>r.6oHt)i.  But  there  is  ■  vmt  muhi- 
tu4e  of  other  i>b}ectiom.  I  do  not  doubt 
but  Tinner  wu  ^ided  by  hii  croDj'  Dr. 
Arthur  Ctiarkt  —  *  great  admirer  of 
Walli*  and  Bathurst,  and  a  hater  of 
Sonth.'  A^int,  <  Mr,  CollinB  of  Mag- 
'  dalen  Caltegie  told  ine,  [hu  Anlhony  L 
Wood,  if  Mvivg,  would  be  glad  if  the 
University  would  burn  the  new  edition 
of  AtKeoB  Oton.  though  he  was  much 
diRpleesed  that  tbey  burnt  the  fint.  in- 
ile«d  tbii  new  edition  is  bo  very  paltry  and 
■illy  a  book,  that  nothing  can  be  worse. 
Things  ape  ascribed  to  Anthony  that  he 
neither  would  nor  could  write.  1  re- 
member  ona  thing  particularly ;  vii, 
that  it  it  said  in  this  new  editioo  that 
Mr.  Richard  Lloyd  left  several  children, 
one  of  which  was  Will  Lloyil,  Am  Bishop 
of  St.  Asaph,  then  of  Litchfield  and  Co- 
ventry, and  at  length  uf  Worcester. 
Now  Anthony  died  A"  1695,  and  Lluyd 
It  made  Bishop  of  Worcester  till 


gin,  10  that  both  readings  may  be  re- 
ferred  to  at  the  same  time.  The  aditi- 
fioru  to  the  second  edition  are  distin- 
guished by  inverted  commas,  and  tfaoie 
passages  which  are  entirely  new,  both  in 


and  n 


veil  as 


efew 


four  ye; 


5  after 


Uaiiy  other  passages  might  be  broiig 
forward,  in  which  the  second  edition 
spoLea  of  in  terms  equally  harsh  ai 


additional  Lives,  are  endused  between 
brackets.  The  folios  as  numbered  in 
the  edition  of  nSl,  are  given  oa  the 
margin,  to  render  the  present  copy  ap- 
plicable fur  reference  in  the  perusal  of 
former  Writers,  whose  works  have  been 
published  auhsi^quent  t*  (hat,  and  pre- 
vious to  Ibis  edition.  Evident  erron 
have  been  frequently  corrected  without 
the  parade  of  a  note,  since  that  minute- 
nets  must  bR  considered  as  useless  which 
retains  the  mistakes  of  an  author, 
merely   for  the  i.ake  of  bibliographical 

Poet's  life  has  been  recorded,  b  sped' 
men  friim  some  one  of  his  productions 
is  added  ;  an  insertion  which,  whilst  it 
occupies  but  a  small  space  in  the  work, 
will,  it  is  hoped,  be  acceptable  to  the 
admirers  of  our  early  literature.  The 
same  remark  applies  to  the  List  of  en- 
t;raved  Portraits,  at  the  end  of  ench. 
article.  In  this  it  has  been  my  inten- 
tiou  to  notice  a  fciT  of  the  best  speci- 


14f 


Meoiew  of  New  Puhlicaiims. 


[Feb. 


mens  af  the  trt,  rather  than  to  select 
the  scarcest  pr  most  expensive.  The 
insertion  of  the  reference  in  the  Bodleian 
Catalogfucs,  by  which  most  of  the  works 
noticed  may  be  discovered,  whilst  it  will 
be  peculiarly  useful  to  Readers  resident 
IB  Oxford,  will  also  inform  literary  men 
in  general  whether  any  book  of  particu-« 
lar  interest  or  rarity  is  to  be  found  among 
the  treasures  in  our  University  Library. 
It  will  be  remarked  that  at  the  end  of 
every  addition,  for  which  1  am  indebted 
to  MS  notes  or  friendly  communications, 
I  have  inserted  the  name  of  the  writer 
on. whose  authority  it  is  offered :  and  it 
may  not  be  impertinent  to  state  the 
different  sources  from  which  so  large  a 
portion  of  the  new  Athenae  has  been 
derived. 

«The  notes  by  White  KenRett,'Bi8hop 
of  Peterborough,  are  contained  in  the 
margins  of  an  interleaved  copy  of  the 
first  edition.  This  copy  was  purchased, 
for  the  sum  of  five  guineas  and  a  half, 
by  the  late  Mr.  Gougb,  from  the  library 
of  James  West,  esq.  President  of  the 
Royal  Society.  Mr.  Gough  presented 
this  valuable  book  to  the  Rev.  Mr.  Arch* 
deacon  Churton  for  his  life,  directing 
that,  at  Mr.  Churton's  decease,  it  might 
be  placed  with  the  rest  of  his  noble 
benefaction  to  the  Bodleian  Library. 
But  Mr.  Churton,  with  an  eagerness  to 
promote  every  literary  undertaking  that 
always  distinguishes  him,  no  sooner  un- 
derstood that  a  new  edition  of  the 
Athense  was  in .  preparation,  than  he 
most  liberalh^  transmitted  the  volumes 
'to  the  Bodleian,  in  order  that  1  might 
have  access  to  the  information  they 
contained.  This  consists  chiefly  of  ex- 
tracts from  Parish  Registers,  and  from 
other  Ecclesiastical  documents,  collect- 
ed with  extraordinaiy  diligence,  during 
a  series  of  many  years.  1  have  endea- 
voured, in  most  instances,  to  give  these 
notes  in  Dr.  Kennett's  own  words  and 
orthography }  but  it  will  be  observed,  in 
some  few  instances,  that  1  have  been 
tempted  to  translate  the  names  of  the 
preferments,  in  order  to  render  the  nar- 
rative more  connected,  and  the  language 
uniform  '('.—Those  by  the  Rev.  Thomas 
Baker,  of  St.  John's  College,  Cambridge, 
were  xtranscribed  by  the  late  Rev.  Wil- 
liam Cole,  of  King's  College,  for  his  own 
use,  and  inserted  in  a  large-paper  copy 


of  the  Athene,  which  wai  purchasedlbj 
Craven  Ord,  esq.  The  active  frlendBhip 
of  my  worthy  kinsman,  JohoNicbolff^ 
esq.  the  Historian  of  Leicetterthife,  in- , 
duced  the  fortunate  possessor  of  tbi» 
book  to  dispose  of  it  to  the  proprieCois 
of  the  new  edition ;  and  the  value  and 
importance  of  the  notes  will  be  dlico- 
vend  in  every  page.— Bishop  Tanner** 
additions  are  taken  from  his  own  copgr 
of  the  Athene,  now  in  the  Bodleian.— 
Dr.  Rawlinson's  notes  on  the  printad 
volumes'  of  the  work  are  preserved,  witli 
his  collections  towards  a  Continuation, 
in  the  Bodleian.  They  are  neither  nu- 
merous nor  interesting. — The  correc- 
tions and  additions  by  Humfrey  Wanlcj 
are  contained  in  a  copy  now  preserved 
in  the  library  of  the  Royal  Institution. 
The  same  copy  also  has  some  notes  bj 
Morant,  the  Historian  of  Essex^— Peck's 
ncytes  were  transmitted  to  Dr.Rawlin^ 
son,  and  are  among  his  MSS.  in  tb« 
Bodleian.— The  same  may  be  stated  of 
two  small  volumes  of  notes  written  by 
the  Rev.  Robert  Watts,.  Fellow  of  St. 
John's  College,  and  afterwards  Rector  of 
Great  Gidding  in  Huntingdonshire, 
which  were  transcribed  for  Dr.  Rawlin- 
son's use  by  the  Rev.  John  Jones,  of  St. 
John's  College,  from  the  original  MS.  in 
the  possession  of  the  Rev.  Thomas  Per* 
rar. — Sir  Philip  Sydenham's  notes  were 
transcribed  by  Dr.  Rawlinson  from  the 
originals,  and  are  now  in  the  Bodleian.— 
Bishop  Humphreys's  additions  were  first, 
printed  by  Heame,  from  a  copy  givea 
him  by  Mr.  Baker,  inTho.  Caii  FmHeUt^ 
Oxon.  1730.  They  are  now  faithfuU/ 
reprinted,  and  arranged  in  their  respeo-  ' 
tive  places.— Cole's  notes  are  contained 
in  the  same  volumes  with  those  of  Baker 
before  mentioned.  Coningsby's  in  a 
copy  in  the  library  of  Baliolt College. 
Bowles's  in  a  copy  in  the  libraiy  of  Sion 
College  ;  for  which  I  am  obliged  to  th» 
Rev.  Robert  Watts,  the  present  librarian. 
Wballey's  in  a  copy  now  in  the  posteo- 
sion  of  Mr.  Francis  Godolphin  Waldron, 
for  whose  prompt  and  friendly  commu* 
nication  I  beg  to  return  my  sincere 
acknowledgments. — The  notes  by  John 
Loveday,  esq.  of  Caversham,  near  Read-  ' 
ing,  are  on  the  margins  of.^  jopy  in  the 
library  of  that  family,  and  for  these  I  am 
again  obtiged  to  the  kind  interference  of 
Mr.  Churton. 


*  **  Why  Tanner  should  have  rejected  Kennett's  notes,  1  cannot  discover.  Mr. 
D'lsraeli  has  obligingly  transmitted  the  following  extract  from  an  unpublished 
letter  in  the  liritish  Museum,  w^ritteu  by  Anthony  Collins  to  Mr.  Des  Maiseaux,  on 
this  subject :  '  Jan.  5,  J7S1.  If  that  you  have  been  informed  of  Wood's  new  edition 
be  true,  it  will  render  it  of  little  credit.  I  ani  told,  by  a  good  hand,  that  Dr. 
Tanner,  the  editor,  refused  to  accept  of  the  additions  made  by  Dr.  Kennett  to 
Wood,  which  were  very  Urge,  and  which  the  De€t(>r  offered. to  have  published  in 
the  way  of  notes.* " 

"To 


{ntefulj  And  at  the  same  time  that,  in  doI  it  xll  bcuoiis  equally  dwpoud  forthe 

CoiDBton  with  tlK  rest  u(  m;'  Cullega,  1  drudgery  or  reiearch ;  and  tbat  they  will 

■hall  lament  his  Iocs,  I  cRnnot  but  can-  give  me  rredil  far  a  decire  to  be  accu- 

patalate  the  Fellows  of  Oriel  on  the  ae-  rate,  bowerer  I  may  bare  failed  in  the 

quiiitioa  o[  so   ffreat  aa  ornament  to  eiecution  of  my  taik.    Iftheiewbadi*-' 

(heir  Society. — Mr.  Browne  Hostyn,  of  caver  my  fauita  will  osiiat  me  in  amend- 

Kiddingtan,  has  my  best  thanks  fur  hii  ing  them,  I  iball  be  grateful  for  their 

very  polite  attentions  to  me  when  I  was  reproofi,  and  will  talce  especial  care  that 

in  SBarch  of  an  original  portrait  of  the  every  omiision  or    mii-stalement   that 

celebrated  Cardinal  Allan )  and  I  can-  may  i>e  pointed  out  to  me,  shall  be  ae- 

not,  ill  justice,  refrain  from  noticing  the  kriowledged  and  corrected  in  the  coune 

liberality   with    wMdi    he    allowed  me  of  the  work: — I  thall  conclude  with  the 

every  access  to  his  huu^e  and  his  curious  words  of  my  Author,  in  hii  Preface  to 

collection  of  original  paintings.  —  1  am  the  Anli^uitigl  of  oifvri,  the  truth  of 

obliged  to   Mr.  Lawrence,    uf  George-  which  will  be  readily  allowed  by  thosa 

street,  Portman-square,    for  a  curious  who  have  enga^d  in  a  limitar  under- 

article  relative  to  his  own  family,  which  taking,  and  which  may  samewhat  soften 

I    could   not    have    obtained    from   any  the  asperityof  thole  whomay  beinclined 

•tber  quarter.     And  to  Walter  M.Mose-  to  condemn  my  portion  irf  the  volume* 

ley,  esq.  of  Wyntcrdere  House,  Worcea-  before  thcni,     •  A  painfull  work  it  is  I'll 

lenhire,  for  infarniatiDn  of  the  same  asstire  you,    and   more   than   difficult, 

4Mcii(itiom— To  tbii  Rer.  John  Walker,  wbartin  wfau  tofle  hath  bem  taken,  aa 


144 


Review  of  Nem  PtAUeatiens. 


IWd^ 


no  man  thinketh,  so  no  nan  belicrettT, 
iMit  he  that  hath  made  the  triall' 

Philip  Bliss." 

The  First  Yolame  does  Mr.  Bliss 
^reat  credit;  and  we  hope  irery 
shortly  to  be  able  to  give  some  «ptf- 
eimem  from  the  Second. 

14.  Poems  and  Imitatiow.  Bjf  Daniel 
Cabanel,  ff  LincoUk's  Inn,  «0f .  %¥0m 
fp.  \92.    Bickerstaff. 

THESE  are  the  efiasions  of  a  Hbe- 
ral  and  enlightened  mind.  The  first 
of  them,  *^*  British  Scenery,"  (pub- 
lished anonymously  in  1811,)  '*is  the 
product  of  a  variety  of  rambles  by 
one  who  has  been  a  contemplative 
wanderer  from  his  ^outh»  and  who.se 
adroiratioB  of  British  iaodscape  cob- 
tiDues  undiminished.'' 

The  learned  Author  thus  describes 
himself,  and  some  of  the  places  of 
bu  occasional  residence : 

'<  Scarce  from  Carthusian  pupilage  re- 
leased, 
Oxonia's  cloister'd  solitudes  receiv'd 
My  willing  feet ;  Oxonia— school  of  arts. 
For  Learning  and  for  Loyalty  renown'd. 
Hail  seats  of  Alfred!  hail  sequester'd 
shades !  [flight 

Amid  whose  placid  bounds,  with  noiseless 
Years  glided  on>  books,  and  well-nurtur'd 

friends 
Lent  wings  to  time :  here  Addison  rctir'd 
To  woo  the  Muse,  in  MagdMen's  studious 
cells,  [Wickham's  bowers, 

Ai^d  high-arcb'd  walks ;  and  here,  in 
The  brother  Wartons  caught  poetic  fire  *. 
Tbe  Bard  of  Fancy,  Memory  oft  recalls 
With  fond  regret;  in  converse,  as  in  song. 
Alike  conspicuous  :  gentle  Hurdis,  here, 
Tbe  village  auuals  in  appropriate  lays 
Tun'd  to  no  common  lyre :  here  pious 

Jones 
Imbib'd  tbe  lore  of  India,  doomed  to  close 
(Far  from  his  natal  soil  and  friends  be- 
lov*d)  [fame. 

A  life  of  Christian  worth,  and  letter'd 
Here  Heber's  stripling  Muse  portray'd  tbe 
Of  Fale&tioe  in  energetic  strains;  [fate 
With  early  academic  laurels  crown'd. 
Long  is  tbe  list,  immeasurably  Ions  I 
Of  Alma  Mater's  worthies;  from  tbe  age 
Of  Bacon  (deem'd  with  magic  power  en- 
dued [brass), 
T'  encompass  England  with  a  wall  of 
To  times  when  Grenville  occupies  the 
chair,  [worth. 
Left  vacant  erst  by  Portland's  buried 
Countless  her  gifted  sons,  since  Alfred's 

hand 
FTrst  kud  tbe  rudiments  of  future  Fanes« 
And  Colleges,   and  Halls,  and  Domes 
superb! 


In  Oafbnl's  precincts,  seated  aect  the 

well  [fcMC^d. 

Of  hapless  Rosamond,  (now  stsonglv 
Ta  guard  its  eiystal  charge  from  towns 

impufe,) 
Froadly  magnilleent,  (tbe  pondersusrwvrle 
Of  Vanbur^,  Afchiteet  ot  grand  design 
And  princely  structure,)  Bknheim  nrart 

its  bead ; 
Blenheim*,  the  ofiTeringof  agratefnl  landl 
To  Marlbfo^s  martial  deeds,  and  trophiedl 

fame.  [Bards, 

The  British  Annals  teem  with  Patriots, 
Heroe8,and  Sages' vers'd  inWisdoaii'slore} 
Distingttish'd    names    that   moek    the 

seytbe  of  Time ! 
First  in  the  Patriotic  list  appears 
The  name  of  Chatham  {   Gallia's  woM 

turn  pale— 
For  'tis  a  name  that  lerelPd  with  the  dost 
The  might  of  Boorbon-^'tis  a  Bttne  r»> 

▼er'd 
By  every  true-born  Britetf^His  a  name 
That  shall  exist,  though  Britain's  glorte 

fade—  [flMiwI 

And  Britain's  Navy  rule  the  waif«s  mo 
Numerous  her  list  of  Heroes,  from  the 

age  [fem'dl 

Of  Blake  to  Nelson  ;  and  from  MarUHW'^ 
For  courage  Hnk'd  with  coolness,  -to  ttte 

Chief 
Whose  high  expk>it8  on  Lusitania's  shore 
Have  foird  the  boasted  Captains  of  tbe 

Foe,  [Bards, 

Before  unconquer^d ;  long  the*  ihie  ef 
From  Spenser — Shak9peai>^**4^iUon — ttf 

the  date  Pay*** 

Of  Cowper;  smd  the  Border  Mhistrtrs 

After  Keqt,  Sussex,  Hampshire,,  the 
Isle  oi  Wight,  Dorsetshire,  Cornwall, 
Devonshire,,  and  Somersetshire,  are 
successively  eulogiaed,  Mr.  Cabaael; 
thus  proceeds, 

«0f  slender  nerve -~  ill  suited  to  the 

storm ;  [tnapes, 

A  calm  retreat  in  these  tempestuous 
Indulgent  Heaven  affords  me ;  stretcVd 

between 
Tbe  rural  tenements  of  Sion  Bill, 
And  Lansdown's  steep  ascent;  while,  far 

beneath, 
Avona  rolls  her  slowly  winding  wtrre. 
Seen  partially;  and  oft  at  dusky  eve. 
The  Nymph,  with  dank  and  dripping  6n- 

gers,  spreads 
Her  misty  mantle  o'er  the  silent  vale. 
Mix'd  with  sulphureous  fumes, the  steam 

extends 
E'en  to  the  foot  of  Sion  ;— Oh  forbid! 

*  **  Blenheim,  though  a  heavy,  is  a  veiy 
miyestic  structure,  and  has  more  the 
appearance  of  a  Palace  than  any  I  have 
seen  in  Britain.  The  Park  is  extensive, 
and  abounds  in  varied  view.** 

(Pro- 


Hteocc  to  the  ioBuence  of  Italian 
■kiei,  aod  llaliaii  iccnerj  ;  from 
vhicb  CoDntrj  it,HEi«  lent,  m  an  Epii- 
tie  to  B  FrieDd,  mure  than  twentj- 
eight  jeart  ^o :  the  Adninnilory 
put  hu been  iince added,  andadapled 
to  the  peculiar  circumitancei  of  the 
timei  when  it  waa  firit  lubmitled  to 
die  publirk."  Bolli  theie  Poemii  are 
BOW  "  reprinted  wilh  very  considera- 
ble corrections  and  additioni,  toge- 
ther with  lorae  oraitiiDLii  and  altera- 
ttona."  Among  the  smaller  Toemi 
are,  an  "  Ode  to  Juttice,"  an  Exerclie 
at  the  Charter-huute,  and  printed  in 
the  Carmina  Carlbujiiana,  IT8O1  and 
"  linitalioni  of  a  few  jpecimeni  of 


uiTGineiuigDiosDOun  10  joy! 
We'll  despisE  each  idle  rumour 

or  that  age,  tu  love  gerere— 
When  Ihe  treises  lilver-d  over. 

Speak  the  grisly  Phantom  near. 
Swiftly  bounds  the  mettled  CourMT; 

Snift  the  Sying  momenta  move  ; 
Hastel  ob  baste  my  bettlOlel 

Give  the  fleetine  hour  to  I^ove  !" 

15.  TlieJUatlitri  if  MoorRMa  :  afumi. 

By  the  ln(e  Anthony  Griffinhoof,  GtM. 

13mo.  pp.  87.    Miller, 

THIS  ItveljjeU'dVsprfJ  it  formed 

on  the  famou*  Dialogue,  in  Borace, 

"between  Ihe  Poet  and  Damaiippust 

wherein  the  stoical  majEiin,  that  alf 


•  To  whom  does  Ibis  noble  maoBion  no'.  belong  ?     Edit. 

t  "  Not  being  able  CO  translate  the  first  stania  of  the  Origin ai  literally  with  any 
degree  ot  felicity,  I  have  introduced  a  slaiiza  of  my  own,  in  which  tbe  leading  idea  it 
]wcserved,  anil  the  flcetnessuf  ibc  Courser  subctiTuted  far  that  of  tbe  Arrow.  Soma 
other  liberties  of  the  same  kind  have  been  o«ca*ioraUv  taken  in  endeavoaringlo 
reader  the  sense  of  several  passages  in  different  specimens,  which,  I  bope,  may  ba 
allow^le  in  one  who  professes  to  be  merely  an  Imitator  of  these  choice  mortds  of 
Italian  poccy;  and  bas  attended  more  to  the  spirit  than  the  letter  of  the  Uriglnalr. 
1,  however.  Batter  myself  tbe  devlationa  are  neitber  nuoKroiis,  aft  of  material 


Gbbt.  Hag.  Februarjr,  1815. 


U6 


Heview  if  New  PvhticaHom. 


[Fek 


men  are  actually  mdd^  U  treated  with 
^ch  exquisite  humour ;"  and  has  ap- 
par<^Qtl  V  sprung^  from  the  lame  source 
n§  the  fate  justly-adraired  '*  Rejected 
Addresses."  The  same  yein  of  satiric 
raillery  pervades  both  publications; 
and  even  seme  of  ihe  same  charac- 
ters are  introduced. 
. '  In  an  Advertrsement,  dated  August 
8y  1814,  the  Author  sajs, 

**Il  maybe  adviseable,  ^ith  respedt 
to  some  passages  in  tbe  following  p^^es, 
to  apprize  tbe  Reader,  that  the*  greatest 
part  of  thh  little  work  was  written  last 
year  [1813.]  And  it  is  humbly  presumed, 
although  the  occurrences  to  which  the 
passages  in  question  advert,  are  now 
gone  by,  that  they  have  not,  even  yet, 
so  far  lost  their  interest,  as  to  make  it 
necessary  to  suppn  ss  the  allusions." 

The  scene  of  the  Vision  is  at  **  The 
Masquerade  of  Moorfields;"  where 
the  various  characters  are  introduced, 
enacting  their  several  parts. 

To  select  particular  individuals, 
might  be  invidious;  but  the  Reader 
of  these  witty  pages  will  be  at  no  toss 
to  Jit  the  caps,  though  the  variety  is 
considerable ;  —  consisting  of  Poets, 
Philosophers,  Senators,  Gnildhall  Ora- 
tors, Gourmands,  and  Quack  Doctors. 

One  slight  sketch  we  venture  to 
copy,  as  it  will  fall  an  imbelle  ttlum 
on  the  worthy  character  it  is  intended 
to  designate  ;  who  will,  we  are  confi- 
dent, be  one  of  tbe  first  to  smile  at 
the  Author's  wit. 

**Let  me  beg  of  you  to  notice  thaA 
portly  figure  so  conspicuous  before  tbe 
rest,  who  is  not  only  an  Alderman,  but 
a  ^ronet,  a  Member  of  Parliament, 
and  moreover,  the  staunchest  epicure  of 
the  party.  The  mania,  which  he  now 
exhibits,  operated  so  forcibly  upon  him 
a  few  years  ago,  that  he  prevailed  upon 
the  Government  to  suffer  hi)n  to  accom- 
pany a  grand  Expedition,  which  was 
then  sailing,  in  the  capacity  of  Sutler 
General:  an  office  which  was  created 
specially  for  bim,  and  the  honorary  title 
•f  which  be  has  retained  ever  since.*' 

15.  Charlemagne;  om,  VEglise  Delivrie: 
PohneEpiquCf  en  ymgtqaatre  Chants, 
Par  Lucien  Buonaparte,  Membre  de 
VInstitut  de  France,  ^c.  ^'c.  Chez 
Longman^  et  Bossange  et  Masson.  2 
vols,  4to, 

« 

We  have  repeatedly  had  occasion 
io  remark  'OO  the  extraordinary  vicis- 
litades  in  human  affaira  during  the 
last  thirty  years  :  in  the  case  imme- 
diately before  ui,  there,  is  room  for 


much  cominent,  and  much  reflection* 
Had  Lucien  Buonaparte  written  his 
*'  Charlemagne"  twenty  years  before 
the  close  of  the  Eighteenth  Centurr, 
who  would  have  conceived  it  possibl& 
that  bisBrother^hen  little  lessobscnre 
than  himself,  could  have  appeared 
upon  Ihe  vaMt  theatre  of  the  World  a» 
a  second  Charlemagne,  and  would-be 
Emperor  of  the  West  ?  Amongst  the 
vicissitudes  we  have  alluded  to,  the 
Author  of  this  Poem  had  a  sufficient 
interest:  called  from  the  common 
rank  of  life  to  participate  in  projects 
of  insati^e  Ambition,  and  placed  in 
situations  where  aggrandizement  be* 
came  perfectly  easy,  we  cannot  won- 
der that  Lucien  wished  to  preserve 
what  he  had  gained,  by  retiring  from 
those  scenes  which  he  must  have 
foreseen  would  end  in  the  overthrow 
of  the  usurped  power  of  his  family* 
Exasperated  at  his  defection,  the  Em- 
peror shewed  his  resentment  upon  all 
occasions;  and  when  Lacien  sought 
safety  in  flight,  himself,  his  family, 
and  treasures,  fell  into  tbe  hands  of 
the  English  —  a  nation  too  generous 
to  revenge  the  crimes  of  a  Brother 
upon  their  Prisoner:  hence  he  was 
suffered  to  reside  here  as  a  gentleman 
of  fortune,  surrounded  by  nis  friends 
and  domesticks ;  and  at  length,  Go- 
vernment permitted  bim  to  depart  for 
Italy,  where  the  Pope  has  created 
him  a  Prince.  It  is,  perhaps,  unfair 
to  call  the  Reader's  attention  on  thi» 
occasion  to  the  insults  and  injuries 
heaped  upon  the  head  of  the  Roman 
Catholic  Church  by  Buonaparte,  as 
Lucien  certainly  had  no  share  in 
them;  but  we  cannot  resist  the 
temptation  of  transcribing  his  dedi- 
cation of  "  Charlemagne'*  to  tbe 
"  TrhS'Saint  P^^,"  as  a  contrast  not 
a  little  remarkable : 

•*  La  Providence  (says  tbe  Author) 
apr^s  quatre  ann^es  de  captivity,  me 
ramdne  aux  pieds  de  Votre  Saintet^. 
Pendant  ces  ann^es  d'^preuve,  j'al 
achev^  le  long  Po^me  dont  vous  avez 
daign^  accueillir  les  premiers  chants 
avec  tant  de  bienveillance.  Je  puis  done 
au}ourd'hui  d^oser  encore  cet  on v rage 
aux  pieds  du  trdne  Pontifical  dans  Rome  i 
Ma  demeure  ^  Rome  pendant  tant  d*an- 
n^s  a  fait  assez  connattre  k  Votre 
Saintet^  mes  sentiments  :  votre  souve- 
nir et  vos  pr^cieuses  lettres  nous  soute- 
naient  dans  Tadversit^,  moi,  ma  femme, 
et  nos^enfants,  lors  mdme  que  Tespoir 
de  vous  r^voir  semblait  ^teint  pour  tuu- 
jours,    Rsnti^  maij^tenant  dans  notr* 

asUa 


•emblmnt  *trc  maintennnt  coiisacrtes 
par  I'usa^e.  2°.  U»ns  les  phrases  en 
■M  et  (»t,  j'ai  conserve  let  (,  parce  q'uit 
me  patait  raitunnaUe  quedea  eiuls  qui 
sot  le  t  au  singulier  le  cuuserveiit  au 
jiluriel. —  Cet  uuvcage  a  ^t*  coiuuieiii:* 
il  y  a  din  ana  Eurks.monts  <le  Tusculum 
pfia  de  Rome,  o£i  je  m'^tnis  relink  eii 
guittant  \n  affairea  publlquesi  U  a  6i4 
coDtinu^  fk  Maltbe,  ec  fim  en  Aiigleterie 
dans  la  captivity." 

It  would  re(|uicc  all  llie  in^emiitj 
of  a  peTM>D  well  acijuaiottd  with  the 
geniu*  and  idiuin  »f  Itie  French  lan- 
guage, to  decide  upon  the  meril^  uC 
tbii  Poem  :  we  ihould  rathar,  there- 
fore, refer  our  Readen  to  the  Pariiian 
publication!,  which  haie  miticed  it 
impartially,  for  their  opinions,  thou 
obtrude  our  own,  upon  grounds  that 
may  tie  erroneoui.  To  ui  there  ap- 
pear! much  to  cummead  i  and  we 
Voight  cite  many  animated  paitaget : 


de   la    Religion   Chr£lienne:    viiioa 

(rupheiique  des  dcM;endaiits  de  Vili- 
ind."  A»  the  speech  of  Ulric  i)  (ery 
l„.E.™.,nillit. 

"A  piiiue  a-t-il  ferra^  ses  ycux  appeeantia, 

iju'un  rayon  finane  de  la  vo&le^cer* 

iielle  [mortell* 

Wiifire  dans  satentei  une jeuiie  im- 

App*ra!t  au    monarquc,    et  trouble  sea 

vsprllE.  ]|l:r3ii.quille. 

Sa  d^inarrhe  <^st  moduiite,  et  son  regard 

Du  diviu  £yant.ile 
EIIp  porte  \e  livru  ;  et  son  front  radleux 
Ivlt^ve  dan«  Ics  airsun  Triple  diadl>tne.. 
Ih-Wul  il  MS  cCitl!'?  uii  Ang;e  lumineUK 
Souiient  une  vruix  d'or —  c'etalt  Ulrie 

Eblaui  par  les  dots  d'un  torrent  de  lu- 

VitikliidEe  Bouieve,  agil»,  paliHtanr. 

Vn  toithre  brillait  dane  ks  yeuit  dd 

I'enfant  [p^.; 

Qui  prisenle  la  croix  auz  r^ardg  de  son 

.Vili* 


149  Emew  of  Net 

» 

Vitikind  tend  let.brj^  au  ci61esfc3  orpbe- 

Et  presse  sur  Bon  sein  [Itn, 

De  cet  oAte  des  Cieux  I'^inage  enchant- 

*  Mon  p^re,'  dit  Ulric,'^  &c.      [eresse. 

y  Sur  le  front  du  monarque,  ^  ces  mots, 

I'immortelle 

Imprime  de  la  croix  le  signe  lumineux. 

Soudain,   le  pavilion  brille  de  mi  He 

feux ;  [^tincelle. ' 

Un  Eclair,  par  trois  fois,  dans  la  nuit 

La  tente  se  remplit  de  fantdmes  de  roU : 

L'image  de  la  croix 
l^arait  au  milieu  d'eux  s'^lever  g^lorieuse. 
Dans  Tordre  de  leur  race  ils  se  trou< 
vent  places ;  [orageuse 

X<e   dernier   rang   eouvert   d'une   nuit 
Offre  un  trdne  sanglant  et  des  sceptres 
bris^. 
'Fille  auguste  duCiel!  dans  cette  vision,' 
&c.  &c. 

A  ees  mots  un  Eclair  ^chapp^  de  la  nue 
Frappe  et  dissout  les  traits  de  la  iiUe  du 
Ciel." 

We  ought  not  to  omit  mentioning 
that  there  are  copious  notes  attached 
to  each  volume. 

15.  The  Im-drfihe  Isles ,  a  Poem.  By 
Walter  Scott,  Esq,  Constable  and  Co, 
Edinburgh  ;  and  Longman  and  Co, 
London.   4to. 

AGAIN  this  chiTalrous  Son  of  the 
lluses  chaunts  his  pleasing  strains  to 
his  applauding  Countrymen;  while 
their  brethreu  of  the  Union  smile 
complacently,  and  remember,  that 
the  present  generation  of  Englishmen, 
Scotchmen,  and  Irishmen,  equally 
braye  and  enterprizing  as  their  an-  . 
cestors,  now  oppose  the  front  of  war 
to  their  foreign  enemies  only,  under 
the  glorious  banner  of  the  United 
Kingdom.  The  heroic  deeds  of  Ro- 
bert Bruce,  the  deliverer  of  his  Coun- 
try, could  scarcely  hate  failed  to  rouse 
the  poetic  fire  of  a  Scottish  Bard ; 
and  particularly  that  of  our  Author, 
to  whom  the  period  he  has  selected 
affords  an  opportunity  of  bringing 
forward  many  icelebrated  character)!, 
and  placing  them  in  situations  equally 
glorious  and  interesting.  Hence  it  is 
that,  deferring  this  subject  till  his 
powers  were  competent  to  full  suc- 
cess, the  Lord  of  the  Isles  comes  be- 
fore us  with  all  the  fascination  of  real 
and  fanciful  scenes,  decorated  and  en- 
liYened  by  the  pen  of  a  Master,  who 
feels  himself  competent  to  the  task 
he  has  undertaken. 

Mr.  Scott  inform!  Ui  in  bk  Adfer- 
tifement,  that 


:aiitfis. 


IFeli. 


**  The  scene  of  this  Ppam  lies  9^  §at 
in  the  castle  of  Artornish,  on  the  coast  of 
Argyleshire ;  and  afterwards  in  the 
Islands  of  Skye  and  Arra^,  and  Mpon  the 
coast  of  Ayrshire.  FinaUy  it  .is  laid 
near  Stirling.  The  story  opens  in  the 
spring  of  the  year  1307,  when  Bruce^ 
who  had  been  driven  out  of  Scotland  by 
the  English,  and  the  Barons  who  ad- 
hered to  tbat^foreign  interest,  returned 
from  the  Island  of  Racbrin  on  the  coast 
of  Ireland,  again  to  assert  his  claims  to 
the  Scottish  crown.  Many  of  the  per- 
sonages and  incidents  introduced  are  of 
historical  celebrity.  The  authorities 
used  are  chiefly  those  ttf  the  venerable 
Lord  Hailes,  as  well  entitled  to  be  called 
the  Restorer  of  Scottish  History,  as  Bruce 
the  Restorer  pf  Scottish  Monarchy ;  and 
of  Archdeacon  Barbour,  a  correct  edition 
of  whose  Metrical  History  of  Robert 
Bruce  will  soon,  (  trust,  appear,  under 
the  care  of  ray  learned  friend  the  Rev. 
Dr.  Jamieson." 

It  is  proper  that  we  should  add  to 
the  above  explanation  the  fact,  that 
Mr.  Scott  has  given  his  Readers  165 
pages  of  Notes  to  the  Six  Cantos  $ 
through  which,  evenr  light  is  thrown 
upon  the  subject  of  the  Poem  that 
can  be  wished  or  expected.  The 
same  measure  is  pursued  which  marks 
the  Author's  former  works;  and  we 
advance  not  far  in  the  First  Canto» 
before  we  meet  with  a  beautiful  sa- 
lutation of  Minstrels,  addressed  to 
Edith  of  Lorn  on  the  day  of  her  nup- 
tials with  Ronald  the  Lord  of  the 
Isles;  which  nuptials  are  sitspended  in 
consequence  of  Ronald's  indifference 
during  a  repast,given  before  the  arri- 
val oftheAbbot  who  was  to  unite  themi 
which  originated  from  the  circum* 
stance  of  three  strangers  being  pre* 
sent,  whose  bark  being  driven  under 
the  ro^k  of  Artornish  by  adverse 
winds,  they  were  invited  to  partake 
of  the  hospitality  of  the  place  till  a 
favourable  opportunity  offered  for 
proceeding  on  their  voyage.  The 
strangers  prove  to  be  Robert  Bruce^ 
his  brother  JSdward,  and  Isabel  bis 
sister,  whom  Ronald  recofoizes  aa 
the  lady  who  won  his  affections  dur« 
log  a  tournament  at  Woodstock.  The 
outlawed  Monarch  becoming  the 
source  of  a  violent  quarrel  between 
the  high-spirited  Chiefs,  they  a^ree 
to  refer  to  the  Abbot,  whose  arrival 
is  thus  pleasingly  described  t 

"  The  Abbot  oh  the  tbreshokl  stood. 

And  in  his  hand  the  holy  rood ; 

Back  on  his  shoulders  d(iw'41iji|'hood». 


vpon  the  murderer.  At  (caetfi  they 
leave  the  lalwad,  lumraoaea  by  Bd- 
ward  9ruce,  who  infurnM  Ihem  gf  tfae 
death  of  the  King  of  England,  and  of 
Scotland  riiiog  in  favour  of  Robert. 
iMbel,  codkIoui  of  Rooald'f  par- 
tiality for  her,  and  diipleated  at  hit 
R^ectioD  of  the  Maid  iALoto,  deter, 
minei  to  retire  to  a  Cooveiitt  and 
Bruf:e  commeiida  the  page  whom  he 
had  laved  to  her  care  t  the  page, 
ho«ever,  had  other  object*  in  vietr  ; 
and,  Bjing  from  the  Convent,  at<- 
tached  himielf  to  Ronald.  The  con- 
cluding ilanzai  of  the  Poem  givei  an 
animated  picture  of  the  per«oD  whom 
the  p»ge  proved  to  he, 
"Turn  we  to  Brace,  wboie  curiuuB  ear 
Muat  from  Pitx-Louii  tiding  hear  ; 
With  his,  an  bundml  roicM  ull 
Of  prodigy  aod  mijraele  i 

'  For  the  mute  page  bad  spoke.' 
*Fae*l'  nid  FiU-Loui»,  ■  rather  ■af, 
An  -Angel  (ent  froB  realnu  of  da;, 

ft  fauat  Uu  EDslitbToltc. . 


ing   work   withiiut  oBering  for  out 
Reader's  perutal  Ihe  Author'*  glow- 
ing picture  of  the  boitite  armies  pre* 
viutii  lo  the  battle  of  Bannocktboum, 
vthich,  thoueb  deicribed  with  equal 
■piril,  i«  tooloug  for  iu«eftioii. 
"  To  centre  of  the  vaward  line, 
Fitz -Louis  guided  Amadine — - 
Arin'd  all  on  foot,  cbat  bust:  iippeitn 
A  serried  m&st  of  glimmering  spears. 
There  stood  the  M»rcber's  warlilu  band. 
The  narriora  there  of  Lodon'»  land  ; 
Ectrick  and  Uddelt  bent  the  yew, 
A  band  uf  archers  fierce,  though  few{ 
The  men  of  Nilh  and  Annan's  vale. 
And  the  bold  tpearg  of  Teviotdale  ; 
The  danntltss  Douglas  these  obey. 
And  the  joung  Smart's  gentle  sway. 
North^eattwaid,  by  Saint  Ninian'i  shrine. 
Beneath  fierce  Randolph's  cbarge,  eouh 
^■he  warriorswhoio  the  hardy  North  [bine 
From  Tay  to  Sutherland  sent  forlb. 
The  rest  of  Scotland's  war-array 
With  EdwardBruce  to  Westward  lay, 
Whtre  Baiineck,  with  his  bralcea  bsnic. 

And  deep  rtviMj  piotecU  their  Sauk. 


15a 


Reoiew  of  New  Publications, 


C^etJb 


Behind  tben,8creenM  by  sb^Heringwood^ 
The  pliant  Keith,  Lord  Marshal  stood  : 
His  men-at-arms  bear  mace  and  lance. 
And  plumes  that  wave,  and  helms  that 
Thus  fair  divided  by  the  King,    [glance. 
Centre,  and  rif;ht,  and  left-ward  wing« 
Compos'd  bis  front  $  nor  distant  far 
Was  strung  reserve  to  aid  the  war. 
And  'twas  to  front  of  this  array, 
Her  guide  and  Edith  made  their  way."' 

**  Now  onward,  and  in  open  view. 
The  countless  ranks  of  England  drew. 
Dark-rolling,  like  the  ocean-tide  [pride, 
Wiien  the  rough  West  hath  chafed  his 
And  bis  deep  roar  sends  challenge  wide 

To  all  that  bars  his  way ! 
In  front  the  gallant  archers  trode. 
The  men-at-arms  behind  them  rode. 
And  midmost  of  the  phalanx  broad 

The  Monarch  held  his  sway. 

Beside  him  many  a  war-horse  fumes. 
Around  him  waves  a  sea  of  plumes, 
Where  many  a  knight  in  battle  known. 
And  some  who  spurs  had  first  brac'd  on, 
Arrd  deem*d  that  fight  should  see  them 

King  Edward's 'bests  obey.  [won, 

De  Argentine  attends  his  side, 
With  stout  De  Valence,  Pembroke's  pride. 
Selected  champions  from  the  train. 
To  wait  upon  his  bridle-rein. 
Upon  the  Scottish  foe  be  gaz'd— 
At  once,  before  his  sight  amazed, 

:Sunk  banner,  spear  and  shield ; 
Each  weapon-point  is  downward  sent. 
Each  warrior  to  tb6  ground  is  bent. 

*  The  rebels,  Argentine,  repent ! 

For  pardon  they  have  kneel* d.' 

*  Aye !  but  they  bend  to  other  powers. 
And  other  pardon  sue  than  ours ! 

See  where  yon  bare-foot  Abbot  stands. 
And  blesses  them  with  lifted  hands ! 
Upon  the  spot  where  they  have  kneefd. 
These  men  will  die,  or  win  the  field.' 
*Then  prove  we  if  they  die  or  win! 
Bid  Gloster's  Earl  the  fight  begin.' 


>  $» 


17.  The  Student^s  Guide  through  Liti- 
coln's  Inn,  containing  an  Account  t^ 
that  Honourable  Society ^  the  Fbrms  cf 

V  Admission,  keeping   Terms,  perform^ 
ing  Exercises,  Call  to  the  Bar,  and  ■ 
ether  useful  Information,    By  Thomas 
Lane,  Steward.     The  Third  Edition. 

TH E  Second  Edition  of  this^'Guide" 
iiras  noticed  in  our  vol.  LXX  VL  p.  142. 

*<The  work  was  originally  undertaken 
from  a  conviction  that  it  would  prove 
useful  to  Gentlemen  desirous  of  being 
acquainted  with  the  rules  by  which  the 
Societies  of  fhe  Inns  of  Court  are  regu> 
lated.  The  saccess  which  has  attended 
its  publication,  —  a  success  very/  far  ex- 
peedtng  the  most  sanguine  eitpectationt 
cl  iti  co0ipiier>— has  fully  justified  bii 


opinion  of  its  utility^  and  alferdM  lilni 
an  encouraging  indueement  onc^  moie 
to  submit  it  to  the  publick.-— ATbinI 
Edition  has  now  become  neceisaiy ;  and- 
the  Compiler  is  anxious  to  avail  nimself 
of  this  opportunity,  to  express  bis  grate-- 
ful  acknowledgments  for  tbe  indulgent. 
and  flattering  manner  in  which  his  bum- 
ble endeavours  to  be  useful  have  thus  been 
received  by  the  publick,  and  for  the  kind. 
assistance  and  suggestions  of  improve- 
roent  with  which  he  has  been  honoured 
by  individuals. — As  tbe  Compiler  of  this 
little  work  ascribes  its  success  entirely 
to  its  utility,  he  conceives  that,  by  add- 
ing to  this  utility,  he  will  best  evince  hia 
gratitude  for  the  liberal  countenance 
with  which  he  has  been  favoured.  He 
has,  therefore,  in  preparing  the  present 
edition  for  the  press,  made  such  addi- 
tions and  improvements  as  his  own  ex- 
perience and  the  kindness  of  others  have 
suggested,  with  the  view  to  render  hia 
work  less  imperfect,  and  more  worthy 
of  the  countenance  and  indulgence  it  baa 
already  experienced," 

In  his  account  of  the  Chapel,  Mr.' 
Lane  gives  an  accurate  description  of 
the  Portraits  and  Armorial  Bearittgi 
in  the  beautiful  Painted  Windows  i 
and  modestly  observes, 

"In  the  first  edition  of  this  work  we 
confined  ourselves  to  tbe  inscriptions  aa 
they  appear  under  the  Arms:  having 
since,  however,  metwith  a  few  biographi- 
cal sketches  and  anecdotes  relative  to 
some  of  the  eminent  personages  who 
have  been  Members  of  this  Society,  we 
shall  present  them  to  the  Reader,  by 
way  of  notes,  in  those  pages  where  their 
arms  are  noticed,  or  their  names  occur." 

These  little  notices  cannot  fail  of 
being  very  acceptable. 

<*  In  a  MS  volume  in  the  Steward's 
Ofiice,  bearing  date  1673,  are  entered  tlie 
names  of  the  several  E^nefactors  to  this 
Society,  with  an  account  of  tbe  articlea 
presented.  These  donations  will  be  no- 
ticed as  the  benefactors'  names  occur  in 
tbe  course  of  the  ensuing  pages. 

"Under  tbe  name  of  Sir  R.Wandesford  is 
the  following  entry  :  <  Sir  Rowland  Wan* 
desford,  knight,  Attorney-general  of  the 
Court  of  Wards,  and  one  oi  the  Masters 
of  the  Bench  of  this  Society,  or  his  exe- 
cutors, gave  to  this  bouse  one  fair  silver 
bason  and  ewer.*  On  this  ewer  is  en- 
graven the  following  inscription  :  *  May 
7,  1652.  This  bason,  with  the  ewer,  is 
presented  to  the  honourable  Society  of 
Lincoln's  Inn,  in  memory  of  tbe  truly 
worthye  SirRowlandWandesford^nigbt. 
dece^ised,  late  Member  thereof,  and  At- 
turney-j^eneraii  of  lb«  Court  of  Warded 
And  Liveryet^  by  th^vRMi'liMumraMe 

Philip 


tbe  curious  mariile  tdbles,  as  mentioned 
in  y.  S5,.  under  the  head '  Library.'     He 
died  ID  1785,  and  was  inteired  under  the 
Cbapel  in  Lincalu'i  Idd." 
"  At  a  Council  held  the  4th  Dec.  1813, 


order 


iBl 


Ublet,  to  the  memory  of  the  lite  Right 
Honourable  Spencer  Perceval,  to  be  pre- 

K'd  and  placed  in  the  ChapeL  Black 
k,  lii.  fol.  llSaod  243." 
■■  On  the  esd  April,  1806,  two  silver 
(pit)  chalices  were  preaeoted,  by  Jaraea 
filan  Park,  eaq.  (or  the  use  of  the  Chapel, 
on  which  are  engraved  the  arms  of  tbe 
Society,  and  tbe  following  inscription : 
*  Presented  for  tbe  use  of  tbe  Altar,  by 
James  Allan  Park,  esq.  one  of  the 
Benchers  of  tbig  honourable  Society, 
1806." 

"  Under  the  head  '  Cambridjeahire,' 
in  Fuller'a  Worthies,  p.  159,  appears  the 
following  account  of  Mr.  Dalton  :  *  Mi- 
ctiael  Dalton,  esquire.  He  was  bred  in 
the  study  of  our  municipal  law  in  Lin- 
coln's Ihn,  and  attained  great  skill  in 
Ul  own  profession.     His  gravity  E^<^ 

tlw  Beach  of  Jiuticei  U  this  Cmintf  j 


Ricardus  Rainsford  Mil. 

Capitalia  Juaticiarius  de  Banco 

Regi", 

Hoapitia  Liatolniensi 

Matri  suffi 

semper  colend^. 

1677".' 

The  portrait  of  this  benefactor  to  tbe 

Society  of  Lincoln's  Inn  it  in  ttie  Li< 

To  the  list  of  the  Warhnrtonian 
Leclurers  (vot.  LXXVT.  p.  143.)  add, 
"  Dr.  Pearson,  and  tbe  present  Lt^ 
turer,  the  Rev.  Philip*AlIwood." 

18.  Tie  Cathedral  AntiquUies  of  Eng- 
land j  or  an  HiiloricaS,  JrchUectaral, 
and  Graph'uMi  iUuitrvtioa  ef'l&e  Eng- 
lish Cathedral  Oairchet.  By  John 
Britton,  ir.5.^, 

SUCH  ia  the  General  Title  of  tbit 
Gentleman's  new  aud  equally  cplendid 
anddlflicultundertakine.  Thatorih« 
two  Numbers  now  uaaer 
tioau, 


r  cunjiderv 


Tht 


]  5i                      Itevitw  of  New  Puhlieati&Hs.  [P^b. 

The  l^sierf  mtd  JkHquUies  of  the  Co-  to  accuse  tbem  of  the  latter,  1  mutt 
thedrai Church  ^SnWshurv:  illustreiied  think  that  they  fully  intended  the  Ibr- 
with  a  Serifs  ofEngrmnngSt  cfViewsy  mer.    I  am  also  willing  to  believe,  that 
JEievations,  Plans,  and  Details  qf  that,  the  Statute  was.desiipned  and  intended 
Edifice.    Also  Etchings  qf  the  antient  to  be  beneficial  to  publishers  in  general^ 
Mf»numents  and  Sculpture :  including  and  to  serve  the  cause  of  leanimg*. .  It 
Biographical  Anecdotes  of  the  Bishops,  must  be  recollected,  however,  that  the 
etnd  of  other  eminent  Persons  connected  state  of  literature — the  sizes  and  prices 
with  the  Church,     By  John  Britton,  of  books — the  relative  and  positive  coll- 
ie*. S.  A.    Long;nian  and  Co, ;  Taylor;  ditions  of  booksellers  and  authors— and 
and  the  Author,  also  the  finances  and  resources  of  TTni* 
The  above  title,  and  a  Dedication  versities  and  Libraries,  were  thm  vwy 
to  the  Bishop  of  Salisbury,  are  the  ""  I*^*  what  they  are  at  present,    "nie 
I  ,  »•».«.  «F  i»ii^^»  n«^..  !..•.». :..«^  College  Graduates  were  then  also  m  mf- 
•n  y  pages  o?  leller^press  conlained  ferent  circumstances  to  what  they  are 
,n  the  two  Numbers,  on  the  coyer  of  „^^     ^„^  ^^^^  ^j,^^  consideratSns  it 
the  first  we  are  informed  that  it  was  ^^^^  ^e  evident  to  every  impartial  peiu 
the  intention  of  Mr.  B.  to  have  given  a  son,  that  there  is  no  analogy  between 
portion  of  the  history  of  the  Cathe-  the  former  and  present  state  of  the  case, 
dral  in  it,  but  he  was  prevented  in  Hence  it  is  both  unjust  and  cruel  to 
consequence  of  a  disappointment  in  exact  and  compel  the  presemtaHm  •§ 
procuring  paper,  which,  be  finds,  to  books  from  authors,  and  from  refular 
be  of  good  materials,  texture,  and  publishers,  who  mi^  be  in  distressed, 
uniform  colour,  should  be  expressly  or  even  in  poor  circumstances,  to  Esta- 
made  for  the  work.     As  the  paper  taishments  that  are  affluent.    Atatiiee 
was  then  preparing,  the  Numfier  is  to  "^^^^  liberality  generally  prevails,  and 
be  considered  a*   merely  offering  a  ^be  English  Nation  is  distinguished  and 
•pecimen  of  the  plates.     The  cover  of  f«8pecte<l  for  its  equitable  and  beiievolei^ 
tbe  second  portion  gives  another  rea-  1*^«» »«  U  really  a  subjeet  ^^  wond«  «id 
«>n  for  stift  withiolding  the  pro-  ZT^^'^L^'X^^t^^^^^ 
posed  description,  which  we  present  to  ^^^^^^  ^  advocated  by  any  Member  off- 
tbeReadennMr.Bntton's  own  words:  ^i,g  English  LegUlaturej   or  be  sane- 
«<  Waiting  the  issue  of  a  Bill  in  Par-  tioned  by  any  College  or  PabUc  li* 
liament  relating  to  Copy- right,  and  the  brary,"  &c.  &c. 

^««rtfl«<».  of  Eleven  copies  of  e^^  ^^    „^,j        t .     i,„yf„„  ^  COn- 

new  book  to  certain  i\iblic  Liibraries,  1  .  •                  '<  ^      r  j        •  *• 

am  induced  -  indeed  almost  compelled,  **"»  »*>™«  P^S^*  ^^  description. 

to  delay  the  publication  of  any  letter-  The  Engravings  already  published 

press  to  this  work,  till  I  know  the  full  are,  one  on  wood,  of  sculpture,  qiia«< 

extent  of  the  compulsory  measures  of  trefoil  pannels  and  mouldings  in  tiw 

that  Act.    As  every  Reader  may  not  he  Chapter- ho  use,  Salisbury  Catbedrmit- 

fully  apprized  of  this  question,!  will  ex-  f^^^  pj^tcs  of  antient  monamcDts  ; 

plain  it  as  concisely  and  accurately  as  junction  of  the  tower  and  spire,  part 

possible.    ^  a  recent  decision  in  the  •'^  ^^    ^,j  organ-screen ,  viW  of  the 

Court  of  King's  Bench,  at  the  suit  of  .   .     .   ^  ^f  .P^  r<u«.*»—  k«.««*  ^^Z. 

the   Cambridls   Unive^ity,   against    a  ^'^^''^/k     i«     .K  Ww    «"i^ 

printer  of  iJndon,  evei/  auXr  who  ^^^  *»?«  ^^^^  ^R^^  ^^  ^ 

publishes    his    own    work,    or    every  sept ;  view  of  bracket,  capita]r,  dcc-r 

proprietor  of  a  book,  is  bound  to  pre-  v>e^  ^^  *»©  South  transept  and  tower 

ient  Eleven  Copies  of   the   same,    on  from  the  cloisters ;  Tiew  of  the  Wert 

the  best  and  largest  paper,  to  so  many:  front,  and  yiew  of  the  interior,  look«- 

Public  Libraries.  This  decision  is  found-  ing  from  the  South  to  the  North'' 

cd  on  an  Act  of  Queen  Anne,  which  was  transept. 

obtained  at  the  express  solicitation  uf  The  monuments  arC' etched  with- 

publishers,    to   protect   their  property  neatness  and  freedom,  and  we  dbubl ' 

against  piracies,  &c. ;  and  was  explicitly  ^^j  ^^ft  accuracy,  and  pairts  of  the 

but  absurdly  called,  'Am  Act  for  the  tower  and  spire  are  done  in  the  same 

Enwuragement  ^  Learning,*    Now  it  manner.     These  plates  have  not  the . 

«  evident  that  the  Legislature  and  the  .^         ^^  ^^,j^f  ^f  ^^c  remainder,, 

Publisbers  of  that  age  either  tbooght  ^^^  ^    ^- ^^^  ornanienti 

that  the  Mving"  of  a  certain  number  of     "«•«/'*'••""—  ■  ^™- 

books  to  certiU^  libraries  was  calculated  ff  ^^,  ^^Jf?""  »'«  «^/«  "^^"^'ji  t»»»*- 

to  serve  the  cause  of  literature  and  be-  l>«led  m  this  way»  tbai^  co^|4-.  baTA» 

neflt  pubUshers,  or  that  they  employed  be«  acconiplished  with  nior*shadin|pti 

iophlstry  and  falsehood^    Not  disposed  they  ue,  udecd,  iondjuid  heMitifiai 


1ta*e  evidealij  been  taken  in  the  mi-  '  « 'Tbe  pr«MUt  ii  >lmMt  entirely  n  mm 

■gtiwof  tbe  old  monumenl,  the  Kulp-  work,  and,  in  addition  to  much  euriuot 

tare,  ftnd  the  irun  cale  »f  thi(  print,  information  reapectin;  the  FatbRin  of 

The  Tiew  frnra  the  clfiideri  ii  hap-  the  Church,  Pupiih  L«i;end>,  EccleKiai- 

pilj  chuien,  ai  affording  a  fine  ran-  tical  Regulation!,  and  Suon  and  Briiiih 

twt  between  the  time-worn  nillan  Cuatoini,  it  conlainsa  lUPtiiict  Account 

tad  archei  in  iirnnB   ihnde  in   the  "'  ^'^'  ^"^  """l  FeitiMli  of  the  itv/t, 

foreground,  and  Ihe  receding  Cathe-  *>«1 '  •""i"  "'  ^^o  Re'.iP"'"  teremonie. 

dnl  rendered  more  taiol  by  liat.nce.  *'.  [■"""nt  <.b«rved  in  Cath.l.c  Coi^ 

The  Wert  front  offeri  a  perfect  anit;  'Tr  ™  .n%^hrr™„?,,T,,T„"^ 

*  J    '             ,           .    ^.   '                    ^.  will  fonu  an  ajtrceable  Companion  to  tP9 

"J*"?"' '"*' "  """J""'  ""igement  obw^ator,,  i?.  the  abienci  of  mot*  re- 

•TjMrta.    lo  whatever  portion  of  thil  indite  pniluclion,.   a.  they  include  ■ 

mwtwelurnoiirallenlion,we  hud  tba  ^,(-11  of  the  •■ri.me  phenan..=i>a  of  tW 

the  ArliiM  hate  eHrefall?  bnffied  crn-  hearenlybodie^illuMratedbyDiaitrMW. 

(■CMw  bj  Ihe  mini  urupiiiuD*  nicety  in  (hti   part  of  our  work  alw  will  be 

of  flnieting;,   and  the  lame  obieria-  found,  a  Coutinuation  of  the  View  of  lb« 

Oo*t  will  applj  (o  the  vidit  frdm  Ibe  Solar  Syitcn  g;iven  in  the  IhK  volume, 

Seutli  trkBMoU  and  •  ceoow  Hiitory  of  A«in>nonvr  I 

Qhi.  Mao.  Fetrutrg.  ISlS.  ibcit, 

8 


154 


Reoiew  df  New  Pubttcaiwn^. 


(Feb. 


these,  toeether  \9tih  the  Astronomical 
Introduction,  will  tciKl  greatly  to  facili- 
tate the  labours  of  the  younp  student. — 
The  Naturalist's  Diary  for  1815  offers  a 
variety  of  interesting  remarkiL  on  the 
Ornithology  and  Botany  of  Great  Britain; 
and  the  Poetical  Sketches,  gleaned  from 
the  best  Amhors,  are,  witlj  few  excep- 
tions, entirely  new."  » 

Of  the  Tarious  dflpartmeats  in  this 
Tolunoe,  the  "Naturalist's  Journal" 
will  be  found  the  most  generally  cn- 
.tertaining  ;  and  from  that,  therefore, 
we  transcribe  the  introductory  part 
of  the  naooth  of  January : 

"<A  dreadful  winter  carae;    each  day 

severe,  [clear.* 

Misty  when   mild,   and  icy-cold   when 

Crabbe. 

"  The  gloomy  uniformity  which  now 
reigns  throughout  almost  every  part  of 
creation,  naturally  impels  the  contem- 
plative mind  to  look  for  relief  in  the  ex- 
traordinary changes  and  agitations  which 
the  elements  undergo  during  this  season. 
Scenes  are  pre&ented  to  the  view,  which, 
.were  they  less  fVequent,  must  strike  with 
wonder  and  admiration  the  most  incu- 
rious spectator. —  The  effects  of  cold  are 
more  sudden,  and,  in  many  instances, 
more  extraordinary  and  unexpected, 
than  those  of  heat.  He  who  has  beheld 
the  vegetable  productions  Of  even  a 
Northern  summer,  "will  not  be  greatly 
amazed  at  the  richer  and  more  luxuriant, 
but  still  resembling  growths  of  the  tro- 
picks.  But  one  who  has  always  been 
accustomed  to  view  water  in  a  liquid  and 
colourless  state,  cannot  form  the  least 
conception  of  the  same  element  as  hard- 
ened into  an  extensive  plain  of  solid  cry- 
stal, or  covering  the  ground  with  a  robe 
of  the  purest  white.  The  highest  pos- 
sible degree  of  astonishment  must,  there- 
fore, attend  the  first  view  of  these  phe- 
nomena ;  and,  as  in  our  temperate  cli- 
mate  but  a  small  portion  of  the  year 
usually  affords  such  spectacles,  we  find 
that,  even  here,they  have  novelty  enough 
to  excite  agreeable  emotions.  But  it  is 
not  to  their  novelty  alone  that  they  owe 
their  charms.  Their  intrinsic  beauty, 
perhaps,  is  individually  superior  to  that 
of  the  gayest  objects  presented  by  other 
seasons.  Where,  indeed,  is  the  elegance 
and  brilliancy  that  can  compare  with 
that  which  decorates  every  tree  and  bush 
on  the  dear  morning  succeeding  a  nSght 
of  hoar  frost?  Or,  what  is  the  lustre 
that  would  not  appear  dull  and  tarnished 
!n  competition  with  a  field  of  snow  just 
rlaied  over  with  a  frosty  incrustation? 
What  can  be  more  beautiful  than  the 
effect  of  snow  and  fh>st  at  a  mill-dam,  or 
rather^  where  the  niU-wheel  dashef  ? 


Cowper  has  giren  ui  a.BBoat  pietnrekqiie 
description  of  this  circaimtanet,  when 
he  tells  us,  how '  soomful  of  a  ch^'tbe 
*  snowy  weight'  leapt 
<Tbe  mill-dam,  dashes  on  the  ftttku 

wheel* 
And  wantons  in  the  pebbly  golf  below : 
No  frost  can  bind  it  there;  its  utmost 

force 
Can  but  arrest  the  light  and  smokv  mist 
That  in  its  fall  the  liquid  sheet  tlirows 

wide.  [banks 

And  isee  where  ithu  hung  th*  embroidered 
With  fornis  so  various,  thatnbpoWers 

of  art,  [scene! 

The  pencil  or  the  pen,  may  trace  tlie 
Here  glitt'ring  turrets  nsq,  iipbearide 

high    .^ 
(Fantastic  misarrangement!)  on  the  roof 
Large  growth  of  what  may  seem  the 

sparkling  trees  [drops 

And  shrubs  of  fairy-land.    The  eiTStal 
That  trickle  down  the  branches,  fast 

congeal-d. 
Shoot  into  pillars  of  pellucid  lengt|i. 
And  prop  the  pile  they  but  adOm'd  be* 

fore.* 
**  We  have  been  led  to  extend  these 
observations  on  frost,  snow,  and  ieCf  by 
the  very  extraordinary  opportunitior 
which  have  been  afforded  to  tis,  in  ttfe 
past  year,' of  contemplating  the  wonders 
•f  an  almost  Northern  winter.  The 
year  1613  might  b^  said  to  cloie  In  'dafk- 
ness ;  for  scarcely  was  any  part  Of  tite 
country  around  the  metropotis,  tor'mamr 
miles,  fiiee  from  those  uncommon^ 
dense,  stagnant,  and  Hght-opposini;  Va- 
pours, which  involved  the  whole  of  Lon- 
don, and  its  aiQacencies,  fbr  seven  dagps, 
without  intermission.  This  fSog  wa| 
followed  by  a  succession  of  snows,  whidi, 
falling  every  day,  shortly  raised  moQtt- 
tains,  not  in  London  only,  but  through- 
out the  kingdom.  Severe  frost  suceeed- 
ed,  and  completed  the  inclemency  jOf  the 
season.  —  But  these  Inclemencies  were 
not  confined  to  the  British  Islands. 
They  extended  almost  entirely  over  the 
Continent  of  Europe  i  and  at  blols,  in 
the  South  of  France,  so  late  as  the  I4th 
of  March,  the  Loire  presented.  In  manv 
places,  a  solid  sheet  of  icc|  a  remafka- 
ble  phenomenon  indeed  in  a  couYttry 
where  the  customary  temi^erature  of  this 
month  is  at  50°,  and  where  Spring,  at 
this  time,  is  usually  clad  in  all  its  milder 
beauties.  —  In  England,  this  long  ficnst 
(which  continued,  with  little  intermis* 
sion,  from  Dec.  27th  to  Feb.  5th  J  was 
severely  felt  by  all  classes  of  persons : 
unaccustomed  to  fence  against  thi  in- 
tense cold  of  a  Russian  climate,  we  sn^ 
fared  Infinitely  more  than  the  inhab^ 
tants  of  that  region,  who  walk  out  ciOied 
lA  ItfP;  and^  provided  With  erety  ipeeies 

/       of 


wdgt.i^i  )q>pan|^  iQ  tbe  ricoun.  9!  i^  once  into  Us  nomtLre,  ud  Mrcn 

fffceiJM  inintCT".    Hither  were  we  |^<  bii  resdan  la  EBthsr  hw  BoLivM  «« 

E!r^.^  fW)'  tbe  wnua^mcDU  uid  do.  u,bt  dnDM   in   Ifaa    toIudu.     It 

■iUk  ■htejb  tniwport  ths  (Om  «Mbe  Meow  the  twelfth  Mgiaunt  o£  Hn». 

»«"  «M»  jW.  ■*  ">•  "Skt  '>f  wlbng  *r»,  in  which  he  MnMl,  recdred  or- 

r^!!L.?°'^^^"*''  "*"  weaitomej  jg„  ^^  ,g„g  p^^j,  ^  „,^  f,^ 

to  Mn)  ou  bMten  mdw  m  on  »^IW  gp,.^_  ^^^  ,g^  jl,p  p^.^  offiliit  1 

,  ™^  hi  npoDtbii  occuioD  the  AatborrlTw 

.  down-  biii  o?lS.-  -*""  i  'h* 

■■■.uf  the  in«fty«rtr«ordin»iT  olj)«cti  ,  »™   *>*   *J», 

.  efekh  ■««  pfeMnted  to  the  efe  dnrinr  '  'JIC  P^PHU 

tU*  •£*■)•  rro«Q>  the  «tMe  of  the  riT«r;  '  llkdj  to  ha 

nvw^jStt  «u   hift   the   kMt   ilnfuUr.  e  P^™"  « 

^it.f|iM«(  fjF  d.9)ittDS  ice,  laden  with  itwillbeM'- 

h«^,rf aoox,  «i^  Mcn  on  the  eurhce,  ceiTed,    how    egregion«lj  NapujieoB 

|ii'ei(«(]r  direttion.     SpmetiD^  tbfj  erred,  in  qaking  tiie  Hajal  fnmilj 

HriMlU  a  chain  or(]e^«n— onequ^mfot  pritoOefi  before   he   attempted-  the 

<p>ited,  ft.  ft  kMitbtt,  ekebinjc,  *pd  i\ibjnEntioD  of  the  people.    To  Ifalt 

«»gpH.w')*.^"«'B."»»»'''«?^«n*  Monwchy  of  Spain  DeRocet  alt'H- 

#W  .PW»M- -yiwe  ■  »l*«^?' '«■  •«■  b(it«  all  tbe  indoUnee  nud  IwlivitT. 

&!fife!!?*'^''T!^l!^'T  of  the  Spaniard.,  and  all  thetrwnnto^ 

.f  ^i^Mi wiwfy.' A  full  nooD. added  atn^:  iv»  It  j^niula  ^jpagnole, 

■Mi  to  t%^  ctetaMaqne  be^t)'  o'  the  oh  Qoiii  airuqi  Mi4  la '  ^eire,   if  ify 

■ni*.,  Mvwtl^  time,  when  the  thaw  aVoitd^hpluinf  t^pei^I£e»ni^u-' 

^"^  ' ^  tbeThamea  afforded,  verntineiw.   L'EdpCKift'NapoltdnaKdt 


5JipSriS«Sn»t  Ud  a"^  "J"''  B-^T^"*.  "'•J  tb"  re.i.l»« 

dwlM -^  1^^  pwtf.  «  whieE  of  «i  <""'«'  »il'<«>- 
— —'-'--  of  iee  were  uphcaTed,  bore  a         <' En  Allemagne,  nou«  n'avion*  eu  4 

_.r>.         ..  iJ|£  f^ui^  {nt^gr  Tainera  qne  d^  {oaTemenieni  c'     ' 


ii  high  tide,  a  vei^  tolerable  idea  envahi  le  Portu^  et  TEipnf^e,'  mfs  ei. 

<^  the  frozeu  ocean  j  grand  masses  of  futte  on  conduit  en  captivity  lea  Suuve- 

■jee  floating  along  in  '  eilent  majestj,'  rains  de  ce>  deun  pays,  et  diapergf  leun 

added  to  the  great  beight  uf  the  water,  forces  militaireB.    Nous  n'£t ions 'point 

pKKnted  a  striking  abject  for  cuiitem-  appel^t  &  combattre  centre  des  troupes 

plation.  — Of  the  rural  scenery  ilurtog  de  ligne  partout  i,  peu-prte  lea  monies, 

,  thii   remxfliable  frost,  Virj(ll  bas  fur-  mais  contre  un  peuple  que  ses  mteuri, 

niihad  a  pretty  accurate  .descriptiun,  in  siss  prcjuges,  et  la  nature  mfiiiie  du  pays 

hif  poetical  picture  of  aSeylhian  winter,"  i^oloit  de  toutea  tes  autres  nations  con- 

tinenlales.    Lea  Espagnola  devoient  nous 

81-  JUimoiret  tur  la  Guerre  del  Franfaia  opposer  uiie  r&isuiiee  d'autant  pluE  opi- 

en  Espagne.      Par   At.    De  Itoeca,  niiltre,  qu'ila  croyoient  que  le  gouverne- 

QffieUr  if  Hiumrdt,  et  Chaialirr  de  ment  Fran^ftii  vouloit  faire  de  la  P^nin* 

t'Ordre   de    la    Ligimt   d'Hermeur.  sule  un  seul  etataecondaire,  im!vocable' 

pf.  436.  Sva.   Murray.  inent  saumia  &  la  deminatibn  Fran^atae. 

IT  i(  rather  .urpriziog  to  us.  who  *"";  'f.  "PP""  f^  connoiaaances  et  du 

I,               ■  1   J     ^.i    ,1.      J.  nerfectionnement  des  nsbitudea  sooiales, 

are  .o  well  acquamted  with  (he  di^  fE^vixgne  it^t  de  plus  d'un  siScle  en 

aatrous   coniequeDi^es   which   Frauce  acriSre  dea  autres  Itats  du  Continent. 

bronght  upoD  herself  by  the  invasion  x^  situation  recul*e  et  ptesi|o'j..sulair^ 

of   Spain    and    Portugal,    that    nny  ^^  p^ys,  et  U  siv*rit*  iIps  inatitutiun* 

Frenchnao  should  wish  to  call   the  religieuEes,avoieRtenip(icb£le^Espagnols 

Mteolion  of  bii  countrymen  to  the  depremlre  part  aut  disputes  et  autcon- 

(ubject)  unfortunately  for   our  pre-  troverses  qui   avoicut   agitc    et  £ctaii£ 

•  "  On  the  approach  of  winter,  in  Russia,  double  windows  are  pul  up  in  all  the 
buiues,  Lavinj!;  the  joinM  and  interstices  caulktil  and  neatly  pasted  with  paper. 
This  precaution  not  uiily  fences  agaiusc  culd  and  wiiitl,  but  secures  a  free  pruspect 
even  in  the  depth  of  winter,  as  (he  panes  of  glass  are  thus  never  incrusted  with  ice. 
Tbe  outer  d^jorc,  and  frequently  the  ili'ors  under  the  carpets,  are  eoverrd  with  fell- 
Tbe  ttoiea  produce  a  temperature  in  the  mult  apacioui  apartments  and  balls,  which 

M  all  thoughts  of  winter." 

I'Europe 


Review  of  Nadf  Puhlieaiums. 


156 

VEurope  pendant  le  seizi^me  siWe.  lis 
Ae  se  ressentoient  pas  plus  dans  le  dix- 
kttiti^me  de  resprit  philosopbiqup.  Tune 
deft  causes  de  la  r^volutiou  de  Francetf 
Quoique  les  Espagnols  fussent  trop  aban- 
donnes  X  I'indolence,  et  qu'il  y  e^c  dans 
leur  administration  ce  d^sordre  et  cette 
corruption,  suites  inevitables  d'un  long 
despotisme ;  leur  caract^re  national 
u*avoit  cependant  re^u  aucune  atteinte : 
leur  fi^ouverneinent,  quel  qu'arbitraire 
qu'il  fut,  ne  rcssembloit  en  rien  au  pou- 
▼oir  miliuire  absolu  tel  qu'il  existoit  en 
iUlemag^e,  o^  la  sotiroisston  constante 
des  Tolontes  de  cbaeun  et  de  tous  \  Tor- 
dre  d'un  seul,  compriuioit  sans  cesse  le 
rsssort  individuel." 

Th»  bad  policy  of  tbe  French  Em- 
peror having  ^us  been  demonst rated* 
thv  whole  of  the  volume  before  us 
might  l^  ci^e4  ftf  a  further  confirma- 
tipi^  of  th^  y^riet^  of  resources  to 
whicfi  a  aatiou  will  ^ave  recourse, 
rather  than  surrender  iti^  independr 
eoce.  The  contest  produced  fright- 
ful scenes  of  regular  systematic  par- 
iiage  seeundum  lirtem;  whole  cities 

Sopriii?  forth  their  population  io 
^ht  tot  freedom,  inexperienced  in 
«rmS)  yet  desperate  in  energy  and 
courage;  oifteu  meetipg  de^th  with^ 
out  the  practicq.1  kpowj^e  Io  evade 
it;  villages  bprn^,  the  peoplp  mur- 
dered and  dispersedi  ^nd  famipe  and 
disease  alike  preying  ppon  the  in^ 
vader  and  invaded.  Such  are  the  de- 
tails offered  by  li.  De  Rocca,  who 
tells  us,  at  p.  184,  that  each  bourg, 
each  province,  eaah  individual,  be- 
came every  day  more  sensible  of  the 
necessity  of  repelling  the  common 
Enemy  f  therefore  we  ^nd  him,  at 
p.  257,  describing  an  attack  upon  tbe 
party  he  was  with,  from  a  kind  of 
aimbuscade  formed  by^  the  Spfiniards 
in  the  houses  of  the  skirts  of  a  village 
and  the  neighbouring  rocks;  mapy 
of  the  invaders  were  killed  and 
wounded  —  but  let  him  speak  lor 
himself: 

*'  Des  femmes,  ou  plutAt  des  furies 
d^chatn^es,  se  pr^cipttaient  avec  d'bor- 
ribles  hurlemens  sur  nos  bless^,  et  elles 
si  les  disputaient.pour  les  faire  oaourir 
dans  les  tuurmens  les  plus  cruels.  Elles 
leur  plantaient  des  couteaux  et  des 
ciseaMX  dans  les  yeux,  se  repaissant  avec 
uiie  joie  fferoce  de  la  vue  de  leur  sang. 
L'exe^s  de  leur  juste  fureur  contre  ceux 
qui  venaient  envabir  leur  pays,  les  avail 
eatiiremcnt  ddnaftarfo." 

From  such  scenes  we  iMm  with 
hprror  and  disgust  \  and  jel  we  would 


recdmmend  the  general  readhi|^  of 
these  Memoirs,  that  this  er  any  other 
Nation  may  perceive,  what  awaits 
them  when  Tyranny  and  Ambition 
may  again  walk  abroad,  and  Sujpine* 
ness  invites  tbe  execution  of  their 
schemes.  Whatever  part  the  Author 
may  have  taken  in  the  attempt  to 
subjugate  Spain,  acting,  perhaps,  in* 
Toluntarily  under  a  rigid  Despot,  he 
makes  atonement  in  the  concluding 
paragraph  of  his  dreadfully«iBiereirtT 
mg  work,  by  saying, ' 

<<  Depuis  qod  oes  jn^inolres  ont  ltd 
Merits,  on  a  vu  la  nation  Moscovits,  •€. 
ensuite  la  nation  Prussienne,  donner  ai| 
Nord  de  F Europe  des  preuves  cfun  d#- 
vouement  2l  leur  patrie,  semblable,  % 
beaucoup  d'^gards,  ^  celul  par  leqnri  ki 
Espagnols  se  sont  illusti^ ;  aussi  la 
Russie,  la  Prusse,  et  I'Bspagne  oiftt<enet 
^t^  bient^t  d^livr^  de  lenrs  ennemis 
communs.  Ces  ^v^nemens  ont  efaangi 
la  face  de  TEuTope;  Us  VMo^ntrsnt, 
aussi  fortement  que  la  noble  et  loAgue 
resistance  du  peuple  Espagnbf^  que  ia 
force  n&elle  des  ^tats  ne  t&diS  pas  tant 
dans  ie  nombre  et  la  puisianoe  des 
arm^s  de  Ugne  que' dins  un  *ientimedt 
reli^eux,  patriotique  ou  poUtfque,;  asleap 
puissant  pour  int^ressertpus  les  iridividus 
d'uhe  m^me  nation  \  la  cause  publiqu^ 
conyme  si  c'^tait  la  leif r  propjre.  . 

^%  A  Ctrcunutantiaf  I^arrathf^  of  tk^ 
Can^Mngn  in  RuisiSLf  tmiilttf^i  t^Uh 
Plant  of  ihe  Beatles  of  ike  Mbskwa 
and  Malo  -  Jaroslavitz :  containing  a 
fmitttful  Description  pf  the  ejecting 
and  interesting'  iSeenes  ^  which  ihe 
Auih&r  was  an  Eye-tptnessi  .^Eu- 
gene Labaume,  OiptfLin  qf  the  R^dl 
Geographical  Engii^eers,  Bx-i^ 
of  he  Ordnance  ff  Prince  Eugene, 
ChevaHer  of  the  Legion  ^Honour,  and 
of  the  /fvra '  Crowns  Author  ef  an 
Abridged  History  of  the  RMhUch  y 
Venice.  Transkuid  from  dke  French. 
Secojtd  Edition^  considerably  improved* 
Bvo.  fp.  41 8.    S.  liCigb. 

"THE  official  situation  which  tbe 
Author  enjoyed  under  Prince  Eugene, 
enabled  htm  to  give  a  faithful  bistoiy 
of  tbe  most  extraordinaiy  Campaign 
that  the  Annals  of  War  record.  Hit 
style  is  simple  and  un^flfeoted;  and, 
though  be  aims  not  at  any  flights  of  elo- 
quence, his  descriptions  often  powerfully 
interest  the  feelings,  and  reach  the 
heart.  .  His  recital  of  the  passage  of  the 
Wop,  tbe  Beresina,  and  the  Niemen, 
'  yield  not  in  genuine  pathos  to  aiiy  real 
or  fictitious  Narrative  of  aatient  or  mo-^ 
den^  times;: while  the  sim^Hciiy  and 
eandour  with  which  be  writes  are  assared 

pledges 


Tictinu'of  tlic  detolatinu  which  be 
eauMd.  The  fint  diriauHi  wu  onlercd 
to  plunder  and  deslTvf  without  merry, 
that  bit  eyes  might  be  gruitied  whh  the 
ti|^t  of  human  miaery.  He  thought 
ntAr  l»  cared  not)  tJiat  the  divigioiii 
wltieh  followed  were,  by  thtie  means, 
etiNMed  to  the  hamirB  o(  a  Ruwiaa 
#iiiter,  without  f6od  to  eat,  or  one  ha- 
bitation left  entire,  to  afford  them  shel- 
ter. Thu*  periih'ed  five  hundred  tbou- 
■Mid  uea,  ^  viditna  of  inordinate  am- 
bition and  (avase  barbarity.  —  He  has 
bad  hia  reward.  He  has  been  burled 
hicb  he  usurped;  aud 

irepared  the  way  for 
France,  and  the  re- 
If  he  be  not  dead  to 


MSS.  ur  spccimena  o 
riuua  lection,)    haie   been    rendered 
more  correct  than  it  atanda  in  th« 
tille-page   to    the    work   before  ua. 
We  baie  been  taught,  too,  to  imder- 
iland  that  the  general,  and,  we  be> 
lieve,  the  correct  waj  of  anelliiig  the 
name,  of   a   crrtain   Greek  Poet    m 
.^acbylua,  and  nut  OSachylua,,  »■  in 
p.  3.     But  Iheie  ni^  be  the  erruri  ol 
h  country  printer. 
Aato  the  merit! 
cannot  gJTCuurRi 
oftheie,  than  bj 
peruaal  twii  or  thi 


a!  b 


a  (rreater  punishment 
ide  ut  Elba,  to  muae 
nd  aSeeting  Narrative 
of  the  unparalleled  aufferings  of  hit  de- 
voted followers." 

Such  H  the  chariiclcr  given  of  lh« 
eriginal  w.ark  li}  theTrautlaturiwho, 
we  inai'  add,  baa  perfunncd  bit  laik 
with  fidelilj  aud  judgment. 


The  Poel'a  nddres) 
xumewhat  in  the 
atandinf  not  aniitt 
might  have  been 
the  alale  of  that 

Revolution.  The  coloiara  are  too 
dull,  and  the  language  too  tame.  To 
(ay  that  ahe  wai  cruiued,  bj  the  po> 
pularjell  of  Li»er(y/  to  wit,  from  a 
(late  uf'  abject  alarery,  ii  to  do  litlU 
•lac  tban  what  logiciana  terra  begging 
the 


]5S 


Rmew  qf  New  J^ublU^ims. 


[Feb. 


the  question.  ^  It  romt  first  be  shewn 
that  »hewa8  in  a  state  of  slavery,  to 
bei^iB  with.  Be  that  as  it  inajr,  wiio 
can  be  so  mad  as  to  affirm  that  the 
got  any  thing  by  the  change  ?  Who 
can  declare  otherwise  than  that  the 
remedy  was  miny,  times  worse  thaa 
thi  disease  ?     But  to  our  author: 

**  Behold,  vindictive  Franpe^  behold,  in 
vain  [flies ; 

Thine  arm  is  lifted,  find  thy  lightning 
Still,  safe  amidst  the  deserts  of  the  main. 

Thy  rival  rests,  and  all  thy  threats  de- 
fies, [thrall, 
O  land!  ere  while  aroused  from  Slavery's 
And  fill  d  with  Freedom's  animating  cdl. 
Was  it  fur  this  Oppression  griev'd, 
And,  from  its  base,  old  empire  heav'd? 
Was  it  for  this  thy  dunc^eon  "*  fell  ? 

For  this  thy  hapless  Lewis  bl«d? 
For  this  did  sanguine  turreuts  swell. 

When  Paris  mourn'id  btar  heaps  of  dead? 

Did, all  thy  squadroLS  crowd  th'  embat* 

Ued  field,  [fight. 

Rage  ever  fresh,  amidst  the  ceaseless 

"Repe!  of  Europe  the  collected  might. 
For  Corsica  the  despot's  rod  to  wield  ? 
Not  thus  the  sons  of  antient  days  ' 
Seiz'd  the  fair  palm  of  endless  praise  ; 
Heroic  Greece,  majestic  Rome, 
Arose  sublime,  from  servile  gloom  ; 
Arose,  determin'd  to  be  free, 
A^  fix'd  serene  their  star  of  UberCy. 
Bmi,  France,  thy  sons  forego  the  claim. 
They  cimbat  for  another's  fame. 
And  toil,  assiduous  toil,  to  spread 
War's  bluody  wreaths  round  proud  Am* 
bitiou's  head." 

In  p.  12,  Mr.  H.  thus  describes  the 
reception  wbieb  the  hosts  of  the  Ty- 
rant met  with  in  Russia : 

HI.  a. 
"Sublimely  throned,  far  on  the  solid 
main,  [bare; 

Gigantic  Winter  heard,  his  arm  laid 
Unlock'd  from  shuddering  Frost  tb*  enor- 
mous chain  ;  [icy  hair  ; 
Stamp'd  Ctve  mad  fiend,  and  shook  her 
Surge  after  surge  impetuous  Boreas  blew; 
On  the  wild  blast,  pale,  hideous  Fa- 
mine rode ;  [flew  ; 
Shot  from  her  gloomy  orbs,  Di^raction 
Her  shriveil'd  arm  Dismay  hurl'd  all 
abroad. 
Immediate,  Nature's  cheerful  green 
Became  one  white  unvaried  scene. 
Arrested,  pause  the  stony  floods. 
And  bend,with  snow,the  humbled  woods : 
Howls,^  as  they  pass,  the  roaming  bear : 
With  all  her  borroES,  in  the  rear. 
While  Desolation  wings  her  speed. 
And  claps  her  direful  luinds,  and  shouts. 
Proceed ! .  . 

'^        '     ^  the  BastUe. 


IV.  !• 

Of  yere  his  pestilential  bceeze. 
As  IsraeFs  God  f  arous'd  to  k^om, 

Assyria's  vaunting  host  to  seise. 
And  lay  her  smother'd  thousands  lovj 

So,  onward  dismal  Winter  iolV<^ 
And  bade  bis  bleak  artillery  roari 

And  to  desponding  Gallia  told* 
Th'  expeeted  triumph  all  was  o'«r.  . 

Not  this  the  breeaa,  in  vornaLoharms, 

GayLoicefsvoluptuoasmeadstbatwarmsi 

No  more  the  bounding  pulses  befit  t 
From,  steed  to  steed,  from  man  to  nuuif 
Frost's  rapid  bolts  diffusive  rao. 

And  all  exelaim'd— Retreat,  netteaC'* 

VI.  1. 
"  Xerxes  warlike  Greece  invaded. 

Bade  old  Ocean  cease  to  foam^ 
Deem'd,  with  endless  laurels  shaded^. 

T6  return  triumphant  hornet 
But  with  all  his  host  surrounded^ 

See  a  paltry  skiif  enclose 
Xerxes,  pale,aba8h'd,  confounded. 

When  the  sons  of  Freedom  rosei 
Coward 'Xerxes,  fac'd  with  Danger^ 

Danger's  front  recoiFd  to  see  i        * 
He  to  battle  was  a  stranger,—-  ' 

But  can  Lodi's  hero  iee  ?'* 

One  more  extracty  aJD^d  f  p  ha^c 
done:  p.  1^1. 

VIII.  I.      , 
''  $Ut  come,  O  corner  seraphic  Peace, 

Thy  beams  o'er  Woe's  bleak,  innnteine 
throw> 
Adorn  thy  climes,  thy  j^ealms  inoreasty 

And  spread  thy  Paradise  below.- 
O  make  tbe  spear  and  sword  combine. 
To  plow  the  soil,  and  prune  the  vine; 
And,  o'er  the  blood-disoolour'd  plain. 
Rich  harvests  wave  of  golden  grata.  - 
Thine  is  tbe  lark-enliven'd  mom. 

The  shepherd's  pipe,   the  watfaliDg 
grove. 

The  daisied  mead,  the  lowing  drove. 
And  thine  fair  Plenty's  bounteous  horn." 

24.  Tkree  Tracts  relative  to  the  BditU 
^Birmingham,  A.  Z>.  1643 ;  namely ^ 
1.  A  true  Relation  tf  Prince  Rupert's 
barbareut  Cruelty  agaimt  the  Towne 
^'Bramingham.  2.  A  Letter  written' 
from  Walshall  by  a  worthy  Gentleman 
to  his  Friend  in  Oxford,  eonceriimg 
Burmingham.  3.  Prince  Rupert's 
Burning  Love  to  England,  ^covered 
in  Birmingham's  Flames, '  London, 
printed  1643  ;  Birmingham,  reprinted 
1815.  44o,  pp,  3S.  Beilby  and  Knott ; 
Niebols,  Son,  arkd  Bentley. 

HAPPILY '« the  Battle  of  Birming- 
ham"  is  the  record  of  an  event  now 
merely  of  importance  at  a  link  in 


t  %  Kings;  ehap.  19, 


British 


REVIEW  OF  NEW  MUSICAL  FUBUCATIONS. 

.    "It  his  been  wellTemarked,  th»t  if  the  Deity  had  inteirfed  oiilj  to  give  ns  Mist- 
ence,  and  had  beeu  indifferent  about  our  ha^pineo  or  misery,  -aM  the  ntesemry 
purposes  of  heikriiig  might  ha,re  been  uiEne red  vritbout  hamony  j  of  amell,  without 
fragrance;  of  vision,  without  beautj'." 
3.  fiie<\at.\\onThBreiigii-Batsi  wPrae- 

tical  Rulet  far finHag  aad'appljfmg  iti 

varimit  Chords  viilh  Ike  greateit  /aa- 

lily:  illmtraled  by  a  itriis  afjExam- 

ples,   tkeaing-  Ike  Method  of  accinn~- 

pangin^  OmctTtes,  Salai,   Soagi,  and 

Reeitativet.      Arritngtd  en  ait  entire 

new /'fen,  %  '^- JouBse.     (Entered  at 

SlalienfTs' Uatl.\)  I0i.6d.     Hamikun. 

NICOLO  FASaUALI,  an  lUlinn, 
the  author  of  Ihianork  on  Thorough- 
ban,  anid  Afaouther  on  llieartof  nn- 
fwii^theharpiichord*,  is  mentiiinud 
hj  Burnej  and  Forkel  n>  having  beeu 
a  fcrj  good  performer  ou  the  viulio. 


(Godfrey  Keller  wai  the  teceod.  J.  V. 
Lampe'iThuroiigh-baaiKas  piriilithwl 
in  I73T,  BudMiker't  initfiT.  Of  late 
jear»,  trealitei  have   !;featly   multi^- 


.  •  Published  by  Biemner,  who  also  published  six  solos  fur  Violin  and  Thorough. 
ban  [Opem  prima);  twelve  English  songs  in  icore,  collected  frumliii  Wtitquarand 
SulenainmcnU  I  gnd  tirelre  av«rtuceiand'S;iDplionicE|in  part«i  bj-Paiquali. 


Re^ieoo  of  New  Musical  PuAKctUimu. 


l€0 

plied ;  tnd  tlie  uiefulnew  of  a  repub- 
lication «f  Pasquaii  it  yery  question- 
able. Either  succeeding  authors  have 
failed  to  produce  so  useful  a  book,  or 
Mr.  Jousse  has  given  it  the  supe- 
riority by  hii  improvements;  or, 
what  we  are  inclined  to  think,  the 
present  publication  is  unnecessary. 
A  due  regard  for  truth  and  justice 
bas  already  constrained  us  to  speak  of 
Mr.  Jousse  with  a  little  well-deserved 
severity ;  and  we  are  sorry  to  add, 
that  here  is  another  instance  of  his 
.propensity  to  adorn  his  name  with 
borrowed  honours.  His  "  ewUre  new 
plan"  amounts  precisely  to  this  t  the 
original  examples  only  were  engraven, 
and  the  explanations  were  letter-press; 

but  in  his  edition,  the  whole  has  been 
printed  from  plates,  which  give  the 
precepts  and  examples  contiguously ; 
a  wonderful  plan,    and  wonderfully 
new!     Those  who  learn  thorough- 
bass from  jthis  work  only,  must  ever 
proceed  h  tAtoM :  they  cannot  learn 
It  fundamentally ;   we  therefore  do 
uot  recommend  the  book,  being  of 
opinion  that  a  little  solid  learning, 
methodically    communicated,    is    of 
nore   value  than  a  superficial   ac- 
quaintance with  the  whole  science. 
When  people  are  so  silly  as  to  require 
that  a  Master  should  teach  thorough- 
bass to  his  pupiUbefore  they  have  a  ca- 
pacity to  learn  it,  or  before  they  have 
acquired  sufficient  knowledge  of  what 
is  necessary  to  good  performance  on 
the  instrument  they  practise,  sUch  a 
book  as  this  may  be  convenient  to 
the  Master.     As  some  persons,  al- 
though   musical,  do  not  understand 
what  is  meant  by  thorough-bass,  we 
extract  the  follawing : 

"  Tharmghrhat^  is  performed  by  add- 
ing to  the  notes  of  the  bass  such  chords 
as  properly  belong  to  them  j  so  that  while 
the  left  hand  plays  the  bas8-note,the  right 
hand  at  the  same  time  plays  three  or 
ifour  different  notes  along  with  it,  not 
'  successively,  but  altogether  and  at  once ; 
and  from  this  combination  of  sounds 
resulU  what  is  called  harmony.  Strictly 
speaking,  to  plav  thorough-bass  is  to 
play  the  nates  with  the  left  hand,  and 
the  Jigurts  (denoting  the  chords)  with 
the  right.  In  some  cases  we  are  to 
sjtrike  two  or  three  times  with  the  right 
band,  while  the  left  strikes  only  oii^, 
johanging  the  chord  according  to  the 
figures.  When  tajsto  solo  is  written  un- 
der the  bass-notes  it  signifies  that  such 
Dotes  are  to  be  pUyeJ  Tvithout  chords 
till  the  word  tniHi  or  the  figures,  shew 
tliat  the  chords  begin  anew.  In  loud 
pitseasj  octaves  may  b«  played  with  the 


it^i 


left  band,  yet  rarely  with  any  wAM 
shorter  than  a  crotcbet.  in  soft  parte 
all  octaves  should  be  omitted.  In  ae> 
companying  recitatives,  the  chords  may 
be  played  with  both  bands,  laying  down 
the  fingers  one  after  another,  sometimes 
slow,  other  times  quick,  according  as 
the  words  express  either  common,  ten- 
der, or  passionate  matters.'* 

The  follo«»ing  are  his  directions  for 
finding  **  the  tnieU)e  chords  j**  for  a 
common  chord  (triad),  play  add,5tb, 
and  8th,  above  the  bass-note ;  for  a 
chord  of  the  second,  play  the  com- 
mon chord  of  the  note  above  the 
bass ;  for  a  ohord  of  the  4th  and  ^tb, 
play  the  common  chord  of  the  fourth 
above;  for  a  chord  of  the  6th,  plaj 
the  common  chord  of  the  Sd,  below  9 
for  a  chord  of  the  7th,  play  its  com- 
mon chord  with  the  7tb  adcled ;  for  ai 
chord  of  the  5th  and  6th,  its  common 
chord  with  the  6th  added ;  for  a  chord 
of  the  Otb^  its  commoii  chord  with  a 
9th  instead  of  the  8th  ;  for  a  chord  of 
the  4th,  \U  common  chord  with  a  4th 
instead  of  the  ^d ;  and  for  |i  chord  of 
the  Sd,  4th,  and  7th,1play  the  codnbon 
chord  of  the  note  below  the  baA-note: 
for  the  chords  Sd,  4th,  and  6th ;  4tb, 
5th,  and  9th ;  Sd,  Tth,  and  9th ;  Count 
the  intervals  from  the  bass.  It  is  hot 
impossible  but  that  now-and-tl|en  a 
chord  may  be  found  in  some  thorough- 
basses differently  formed  from  those 
above-mentioned,  the  figures  whereof 
must  theu  be  counted  from  the  bass« 

4.  Three  Airs,  arranged  wUh  rariatitmg 
fir  the  Pimuhfwrtey  iy  (the  iatej  J.  U 
Dussek.  qp.71.  7s. $d.  Pfestoih 
THESE  ingenious  and  elaborate 
Variations  were  published  in  London 
three  or  four  yean  ago,  by  Cianchet* 
tini  and  Sperati.  The  first  of  these 
««  Parisian  Airs,*'  in  B  flat  major  key, 
is  called  L'Air  du  Troubadour  t  it  ha» 
eight  variations;  the  second  is  in  F 
major,  with  seven  variations,  and  if 
called  L'Air  del  Signor  Dotlor;  and 
the  third  air,  in  C  tnajor  key,  it 
**Amuzez,vou$  Bettotf'  ronde,  ar* 
rangke  en  rondeau,  with  variations 
and  iiiiiUtions.  The  whole  will  prove 
excellent  practice  for  those  who  are 
considerably  advanced  in  the  art  of 
Piano-forte  playing;  but  they  will 
not  afford  much  pleasure  to  the  great 
admirers  of  Maazinghi  and  Latour. 

Dr.  Crotch's  Course  of  Lectueas  on 
Musick,  at  the  Surrey  Institution,  com- 
menced Feb.  14. —  Dr.  Callcovt  has 
announced  a  Concert,  at  which  be  will 
preside,  on  the  lOtb  of  April.  ^^^^^^ 


Who  uir.  as  level'd  the  Chitiftir 
Hisdeadlr  aim,  tbeahide  oftrat 

Pies  o'er  tiie  Heta'a  brow  > 
Who  skw  his  difk  ejrc's  nuitial  gaic 
TiKn  from  the  mucket'a  ToUey'il  blsue 

Tbst  laid  bim  calm  and  law  > 


[The  roriewlng  Dhci  were  written  oa  iha 
GrBveof  the  unrortuDMe  LoutiXVI.  and 
his  Queen,  whoae  ashes  were  deposited 
under  en  bornbtc  turf  io  die  gardeu  of  ■ 
private  gentleman  al  Paris.] 
T  KT  Diimic  Art  her  bu«ti  and  (tatiui 


flow  loFcIf  still  ■  Tho'  DOW  no  more 
Tby  kwki  in  anbarn  beauty  pour  i 

No  more  thine  eye,  of  humid  blue. 
Beams  like  the  star  thro'  eveniog  den  j 
Forbid  alike  to  beam  end  weep. 
Those  orbs  are  clos'd  jn  marble  sleep  ; 
Those  braids  in  moveless  marble  twine  j 
Princess  t  thy  throne  is  now  tby  shrine. 
Yet,  nulcbless  as  in  life,  the  spell 
Loves  nn  ihat  paltid  lip  to  dwell  i 
Aud  itiH  the  soul's  immortal  gloa 
(s  radiant  on  that  dazzling  brow. 
Sort  be  thy  stuiatters,  soft  aud  deep, 
Tin  start  thy  people  from  their  sleep; 
Till  thousand  beacons,  blazing  brght, 
Shake  thait  nild  aplenilours  on  the  nif  ht } 
.Out.  Mao.  Feiruar^,  ISIS. 


These  have  their  beauties— yet  they  are 

but  art,  [heart : 

They  chum  the  eye,  but  seldom  reach  Iha 

— This  simple  »ct  —  ibid  weapiag-willow 

Tbis  circling  hedge— -this solitary  flower!^- 
Tliis  spot— where  Fraece  in  mh«  repedt- 

ance  weepi —  ^uarch  sleeps.-.^ 
This  grave— whrre  France'!  Aartyr'd  Hb- 
Tell  lo  the  world    nl'  Crimea  aad  viRoe* 

p.st,  [bhHI 

In  Bccenta   loudfr   than   Faine't  ciarfnt 

Speak 


162 


Select  Poetry^  for  ¥ehT\}3.xyy  1815. 


speak  to  the  heart  more  8ad-i-<iBore  awful 
things  [KiDgg ! 

Than  all  Death's  ensigns  on  the  tomb  of 
I  enry  not  the  mightiest  of  the  Great 
The  pomp,  and  splendour  of  iheir  funeral 

state; 
Theirs  be  the  honours  of  the  trophied 
shrine,  [mine ! 

A  turf  like  this — and  pitying  Virtue— 


Qn  the  Death  of  the  Infant  Son  of  the  Rev. 
Georgb  Wilkins,  Hadleighy  Suffolk, 

"  Ultima  semper 
Expectanda  dies  homini  est :  diciqut*  bea- 
tus  [debet." 

Adte  obitum   nemo,   supremaque  funera 

TNSATIATE  Monarch!    wherefore  dost 
thou  chase  [face  ? 

The  pleasing  smile  from  that  once  lovely 
Say,   why    impede  the  cordiaPs   healing 
power,  [flower  ? 

And    thus   unkindly    pluck    the    opening 
Should  not  sweet  innocence  thy  wrath  as- 
suage, [gage  ? 
And  the  insidious  wretch  thy  views  eu- 
Why  not  dilapidate  the  murderer's  cell, 
And  hurl  thy  vengeance  where  vile  trai- 
tors dwell  ? 
Ah  tio,  thou  wilt  not ;  thy  uplifts  dart 
Strikes  at  the  vicious  and  the  perfect  heart. 
The  poor  man's  cottage,   and  ^he  throne 
of  kings,                               [brings; 
Receive    the    mandate    thy    sad    visage 
With  equal  force  all  feel  the  fatal  blow, 
And  follow  thee  to  sleep  in  shades  below. 
A  mother's  tender  wishes  cannot  save 
Her  darling  infant  from  a  dreary  grave. 
A  Seraph  waits  to  wing  his  soul  on  high. 
To  meet  his  God  in  realms  above  the  sky ; 
In  realms  where  Cherubim  exalted  raise 
The  grateful  shout,  and  fill  the  Heavens 

with  praise  ; 
Where  she  may  rest,    secure    from  all 

alarms, 
And  6nd  a  home  in  her  Redeemer's  arms. 
But  when   the  Archangel's  trump   shall 
wake  the  dead,  [bed ; 

And  rouse  thy  victims  from  their  lowly 
He  '11  meet  his  parents  on  a  happier  shore, 
And  thou  shalt  snatch  him  from  their  arms 

no  more. 
April  2,  1 81 3.  W.  B.  Biansby, 

Mr,  Bickmore*s  Academy,  Hadieigh. 


ide.      3 


HISTORICAL  PARALLEL: 
Henry  tbb  Eighth  and  Buonapaktb. 

pAIN  would  my  timid  Muse  rehearse 

A  simple  tale  in  artless  verse ; 
Design'd  to  shew  that  conflagration 
'  May  shield  a  Wife,  and  save  a  Nation. 
Besides,  I  have  a  wish  to  claim 
Some  honour  for  the  British  name; 
Who  long  ago  th'  example  taught, 
Wkioh  late  the  hardy  RoMian  caught. 


The  page  of  History  bears  the  facts^ 
Of  both  the  actors  and  the  acts. 

When  the  Eighth  Henry  fill'd  the  throne. 
And  England^s  pow'r  was  ail  his  own. 
Despotic,  arbitrary,  proud. 
His  appetite!)  no  curb  allow'd  ; 
He  seiz'd  the  Church's  sacred  lands. 
And  broke  full  oft  the  marriage- bands  ; 
His  will  wa|all  the  law  he  knew, 
And  what  he  will'd  he  would  pursue. 

To  Hull  in  Yorkshire  oft  he  went, 
And  there  his  days  of  pleasure  spent ; 
The  wanton  dance,  the  revel  gay, 
Consum'd  the  night  and  stato'd  ibc  day. 

It  chanc'd  a  Lord  of  high  renown 
Then  held  the  Cattle*  of  the  town  ; 
Wake  was  his  name,  and  he  had  led 
A  beauteous  lady  to  his  bed  ; 
The  happy  knot  was  lately  tied. 
And  never  did  a  youthful  bride 
Give  cause  of  greater  love  and  pri< 
The  King  had  beard  her  beauty  praif'd. 
And  this  a  new  desire  had  rais'd. 
He  t>em  a  herald  forth  to  say, 
He  meant  them  honour,  and  he'd  pay 
A  visit  on  a  certain  day. 
The  startird  Peer  could  do  no  less, 
Than  humbly,  gratefully  express, 
How  much  he  felt  bis  .Sov'reigo's  care. 
How  pleas'd  he*d  be  to  see  him  there. 
And  ev'ry  preparation  made,    ^ 
To  treat  the  King  w'tu  grand  parade;* 
But  yet  he  felt  a  something  move 
About  his  heart  unlike  to  love; 
He  'd  heard  that  females,  rich  or  poor. 
But  seldom  scap'd  a  kingly  lure. 
He  thought  upon  his  lady's  charms. 
And  then  his  breast  felt  strange  alanm. 
Fearing  his  new-made  wife  should  prove 
The  object  of  a  Monatch's  love ; 
Yet  how  t'  avoid  the  dangerous  loare 
Required  his  utmost  skill  an^  care. 
To  lleep  his  lady  out  of  sight, 
Miuht  bring  dishonour  by  its  slight : 
To  introduce  her  to  the  King,  * 

Might  yet  a  worse  dishonour  bring. 
The  time  drew  nigh  to  fix  his  doom» 
To-morrow  would  the  MonarctiL  come  ; 
His  lab'ring  breast  yet  unresolv'd. 
Full  many  a  painful  thought  revolv'd  i 
At  length  a  remedy  he  found- 
He  burnt  his  Castle  to  the  ground. 

So  has  been  seen,  in  modem  day^ 
A  City  like  this  Castle  blase, 
A  people  driv'n  to  like  extreme. 
By  mad  Ambition's  furious  dream. 
For  when  of  late  Napoleon  went. 
On  deeds  of  dreadful  conquest  bent. 
To  Moscow's  walls,  through  seas  oi  blood. 
The  noble  Russ  his  ire  withstood  ; 
And,  having  every  danger  brav'd. 
Their  City  burnt,  and  Kingdom  laT'd. 

Thus,  gentle  Reader,  ends  my  ttory. 
Of  Harry's  lust  and  honey's  glory. 

Nov.  13, 1813.  T.  Rammbb. 

90N. 


The  Po«t  here  camplalnetb  sore 
OrillB,  that  torture  him  inalorei 
A  hag,  they  say,  with  horrid  frowa 
Bu  atruck  hii  Barilsbip  alniaat  iloira. 
For  gazing,  like  a  dumb  PbysioJan, 
Od  maid,  that 't  under  her  tuition  : 
Od  thia  he  swore  that  he  would  pen  a 
Pew  lines,  lo  trounce  the  Gerce  Duenna. 
ThenuKUVA,  aSalirkalRKm. 


That  thou  'rt  nor  Sylph, 


r  Sjtpii   in 


To  lae  thee  harm  ihe  bumati  race 

By  putting  on  a  inortil  face  !  — 

To  »ee  thee  frown  and  (neei  1 — 'ti«  time 

To  itimnlale  the  Muie  to  rhyme.  

I'll  write,  not  (pare  tbee ;  fur  ihe  Fate)  f  That  two  Uui 

Oidaia'd  thee  lo  betlain*  in  ejghit:  sooppoiile,  «houl 

Hnie,  reach  my  pen,  my  poi»on'd  ink,  i 

And  give  me  patience  but  to  think : 

Write,  aeribbJe,  icrawl,  (a  painful  matter)      j 

And  pen  a  thing  they  call  a  Satitet  j 

*  Such  thidgi  bare  happened  beteto- 
fote,  and,  for  angbt  the  Poet  kaoweth, 
may  happen  again.^  An  Epiitle  by  the 
iiaUritl  Cbnrcbill  ii  laid  to  have  pierced 
tbe  pericardiam  of  a  calebrated  Painter.         plural  of  houte. 


All  ye  who  wish  lo  kerp  awake 
From  error*  fell,  and  dire  m Intake; 
AUend  with  open  jane  of  vimder. 
And  (ben  fe'll  ne'er  be  apt  to  blunder. 
If  e'er  ye  see  a  beine  burrid,  [rid-; 

Withfrownt,  and  ineeia,  and  tempertoi- 
With  jeering  lip,  and  breath  that  hiawi 
Hat  jargtm,  kiudlingas  it  goes; 
With  acarafiil  uostril,  swelling  wide, 
Aud  mouth  that  pours  a  blutt'ring  Udc  ; 
Glowing  with  (pile,  with  eyet  askance, 
With  wilb'riog  look  and  envious  glaMt; 
Beyond  dispute  now  Hands  Ihe  matter. 
No  Sylph  IS  thaL     So  ends  my  Salire. 


mSTOBICAL 


[      164     ] 


HISTORICAL   CHRONICLE,  l8ij. 

INTEiRESTINQ  INTELLIGENCE  PROM  THE  LONDON  GAZETTES?. 


Admira^iy office f  Jan.  28. 
Copy  of  a  Letter  from  Capt.  Sir  Geo.  R. 

Collier,  K.  C.  B.  of  his  Majesty's  ship 

Leander,    addressed   to  Rear  Admrral 

Griffith. 

His  MajesiyU  ship  Leandert  Dec,  29. 

Sir,-— I  have  the  pleasure  to  acquaint 
you,  that  with  the  squadron  under  my 
orders,  being  in  quest  of  the  American 
ships  of  war  which  escaped  durrfig  the  Tate 
gales  from  the  poits  of  Massachussets,  I 
had  the  good  fortune,  yesterday  at  sunset, 
to  capture  the  celebrated  privateer  Prince 
de  Neufchatel,  hermaphrodite  -  rigged, 
pieroed  for  22  guns,  and  having  18  mount- 
ed, six  of  which  are  long  nine  and  12- 
pounders,  and  the  rest  12- pounder  carro- 
nades ;  measures  330  tons,  with  a  crew 
of  130  men,  under  the  command  of  Ni- 
cholas *Millin,  by  birth  a  Frenchman,  and 
one  of  superior  professional  skill  and  en- 
terprize. — She  sailed  from  Boston  on  the 
21st  inst.  and  is  the  completest  vessel  I 
ever  saw.  The  activity  of  the  Captains 
of  the  Newcastle  and  Acasta  cut  off  the 
chance  of  escape  firom  this  cruizer  during 
a  cbace  of  ten  hours,  the  wind  blowing  a 
hard  gale.  I  cannot  refrain  from  congra- 
tulating you  on  the  capture  of  this  ves- 
sel, as  she  has  been  chased  daring  for- 
mer cruizes  by  upwarJis  of  60  different 
British  men  of  war,  and  frequently  under 
their  guns;  nor  did  she  bring  to,  in  the 
present  instance,  till  the  shot  from  this 
sMp  and  the  Newcastle  were  flying  over 
her.     I  have  the  honour  to  be,  &c. 

Geo.  R.  Collier,  Captain. 
To  Rear  Adm,  Griffith,  ft'c. 


Admxralty-qfficey  Feb.  11.  Vice-adm. 
Sir  Samuel  Hood,  G.  C.  B.  Commander  in 
Chief  of  his  Majesty's  ships  in  the  East 
Indies,  has,  in  a  letter  to  John  Wilson 
Croker,  esq.  dated  at  Madras,  the  27th  of 
Sept.  last,  reported  the  capture  of  the 
American  privateer  Hyder  Ally,  having 
on  board  12  guns  and  30  men,  by  his  Ma- 
jesty's ^ip  Owen  Glendour,  after  a  chace 
of' ten  hours,  near  the  Nicobar  Islands, 
in  the  month  of  May.  This  vessel  had 
shortly  t>efoire  been  chased  for  three  days 
by  his  Majesty's  ship  Salsette;  but  suc- 
ceeded in  escaping  from  her. 

Admiralty' office,  Feb.  18. — Letter  from 
Rear>adm.  the  Hon.  SirH.  Hotham,K.C.B. 
dated  on  board  his  Majesty ^s  ship  Superb, 
at  anchor  before  New  London,  Jan.  23. 

Sir, — I  have  the  honour  to  request  you 
will  be  pleased  to  lay  the  enclosed  copy 
of  a  letter"  and  its  enclosures,  which  I  have 
this  day  addressecl  to  Vice  Admiral  Sir 
Alexander  Cochrane,  the  Cooimaader  in 


Chief,  detailing  the  capture  of  the  Unitecf 
Slates*  ship  President,  on  tlie  l5th  instant, 
under  the  ciicunistances  therein  mentiui^ 
ed,  before  the  Lords  Commissioners  of  ihe 
Admiralty,  with  which,  in  his  absence,  I 
have,  directed  Lieut.  Hare,  commanding 
his  Majesty's  schooner  Picton,  to  proceed 
forthwith  to  England  for  their  Lordship's 
information.  I  have,  &c. 

Henry  Hotham,  Rear-Admiral. 


Superb  at  anchor  before  Netc 
Lond(,n9,  Jan,  23. 
Sir, — I  have  the  honour  to  acquaint 
you  with  the  capture  of  the  United  States' 
ship  President,  on  the  15th  instant,  by  the 
force  described  in  the  margin  *,  which  I 
collected  off  the  Bar  of  New  York,  under 
the  direction  of  Captain  Hayes.  She  and 
the  Macedonian  armed  brig,  of  420  tons, 
loaded  with  provisions,,  sailed  on  the  pre- 
ceding evening,  under  the  command  of 
Commodore  Decatur:  but  the  present 
season  of  the  year,  and  the  dark  nights  of 
which  be  availed  himself,  have  not  enabled 
him  to  elude  ^the  vigilance,  of  Captain 
Hayes,  and  the  Commanders  of  his  Ma- 
jesty's ships  nnder  his  orders,  who  have 
well  discharged' the  important  duty  as- 
signed to  them ;  and  I-  beg  leave  to  offer 
you  my  congratulations  pn  the  design  of 
the  American  Government  bein^  defeated. 
You  will  perceive  by  ihe  reports  Captain 
Hayes  has  delivered  to  me  (copies  of 
which  I  do  myself  the  houour  to  trans- 
mit to  you  herewith)  the  ardour  displayed 
by  Captain  Hope  in  the  pursuit,  the  in- 
trepidity with  which  he  brought  the  Ene- 
my's ship  to  close  action,  and  the  utU 
daunted  spirit  with  which  the  Endymion's 
inferior  force  was  singly  employed  for  the 
space  of  two  hours  and  a  half,  leaving 
honourable  evidence  of  judgment  in  the 
position  shei  was  placed  in,  and  of  the 
destructive  precision  of  her  fire,  in  the 
sinking  state  of  her  antagonist,  the  heavy 
loss  sustained  by  him,  and  his  inabi- 
lity to  make  further  resistance  when  the 
Pomone  arrived  up,  with  him;  while 
the  loss  and  damage  sustained  by  the 
Endymion  was  comparatively  small :  and 
althongh  the  distinguished  conduct  of 
Capt.  Hope,  his  officers,  and  ship's  coaa- 
pany,  can  derive  no  additional  lustre 
from  my  commendation,  I  cannot  with- 
hold my  tribute  of  applause;  nor  can  I 
refrain  from  assuring  you  that  the  judi« 
clous  conduct  of  Captain  Hayes,  in  the 
direction  of  the  force  entrusted  to  his  or- 

*  Majestic,  Captain  Hayes ;  TsnecWH 
Captain  Hyde  Parker ;  Endymion^  Cap-, 
tain  Hope;  Poifione»  Captain  Lumley.' 
^  derSf 


your  order  to  take  Captain  FaikeT  in  that     turing  or   linking   her,  hid  none  of  tba 
tbip,  under  my  connnasd :  we  were  Ibca      squadron  been  ' 


_     any  with  tlie  Endymiun 
moae.  oS  the  HddIi,   and  io  t%ht  of 
Entmy'i  sbipsi  but  ihai  nigt>t  'iie  iqua- 

•tocm.     On  Saiurday,  tbc  uiod  and 
ther  became  f^vonrabie  for  Ihe   JLat 


For  your  further  information,  I  have  tlie 
honour  lo  enclose  Caiitain  Hope's  letter, 
wi^h  n  return  of  liilled  and  wounded  on 
board  Ihe  EadytnioD.  I  have  not  yet 
bran  able  to  aiceitain  the  loss  of  Ihe  Pre-  ' 
1 ;  but  1  believe  it  to  be  much  grealar 


and  I  bad  ou  doubt  bat  he  would  attempt  than   Ibe   Endymi 

hi»  eicape  that  night.     It  nai  impossible,  fert  water  in  llie  hoid  when  taken  posisei- 

fioro  the  diteolion  of  the  viind,  to  get  in  sion  of.   Bolb  ships  were  very  much  cut  tip 

with  the  Hank,  and,  ai  iiplbte  euied,  (iu  is  masts   and  figging  j   and  bad  the  pr«. 

pFeferenceto  Cloiioglhelandtu  the.Soutli-  sent  most  leTere  gale  commenoed  twelve 

ward)  we  stood  away  to  the  Northaard  bours   sooner,  the  prize  would  undoubt-  ' 

and  Eaatwaid,  till  the  squadron  reachnl  rdly  havi;  sunk.    As  soon  as  Ihe  wea1b«r 

Ibe  supposed    track  «F  the  Emuiy  j  and  will  permLt  it  communication,  I  shall  pro- 

wliat  is  a  little  lingular,  al  the  very   Id.  cure  furlier  particulars;   and  then  sdnd 

ctant  of  arriving  at  that  point,  aa  boor  be-  the  Endymion  and  Poinone,  with  the  prizB 

fore  day-ligbt,  Sandy   Huuk    beaiing  W.  and  prisoners,  to  Kermuda.      I  have,  fee. 
N.  W.  fifteen  leagues,  we  were  made  hap-  John  Haves,  Captaio. 

py  by  the  sight  of  a  ship  and  brig  stand-  Hon.  Sir  Tf.  Hollmm.  &c. 
iog  to  the  iiouthward  and  Eastward,   and  P.  S.     The    ships   having  parted  com- 

Dot  more  than  two  lailes  on  the  Majestic'*  pany  in  the  gale,  no  further  paiticulan 

weather.bow  t  the  night-signal  fur  a  fp-  have  been  obuined. 

neial  chanewai  made,  and  promptly  otiey^         Number  of  persons  of  alF  descti^IiOH 

ed  by  all  the  ships.  on  board   the  President  previous  to   Ibc 

In  the  iMurse  of  the  doy,  the  chace  be-     action,  abintt  4!'0. 
came  extremely  interesting,  by  tlie  enilea-  Number  and   Calibre  of    her  guns. — 

voun  of  the  Enemy  lo  esespe,  and   the      Main-deck,  30  long  34. pounders. — Quai:. . 
enettioiit  of  the  CipUius  tn  B"' their  re-     ter  deck,     14   4I-pounder  caironade),    \ 

specliva  ibips  ali»cside  of.tua,  tba  fin-     —-■■  ■ — — — — ■■ ---: 

ner   by  cutting  away  his  anchors,  and      *  Amercfaaatihipladea withproviaioaa. 


1 66    Interesting  Intelligenecfram  the  London  Gazettes.    [Feb* 


long  24-poaDder,  1  24-pouDder  howitzer. 
Forecastle,  6  42-poiinder  carrooades,  1 
long  24- pounder. -— Foretop,  2  brass  6- 
pounders.— -Maintop,  2  brass  6  pounders. 
Mizentop,  2  smaller  guns.    Total  59. 

His  MqjesiyU  ship  Endymortt 
at  Sea,  Jan.  15,  1B15. 
Sir,-«[  enclose  a  return  of  the  killed  and 
wounded,  and  1  have  great  pleasure  in 
bearing  testimony  of  the  very  great  assist- 
ance I  received  from  the  Senior  Lie  at. 
Morgan,  during  the  whole  day*s  proceed* 
ings;  together  with  the  cool  and  deter- 
mined bravery  of  my  officers  and  ship's 
company,  on  this  fortunate  occasion. 
Where  every  individual  has  so  conspicu- 
ously done  his  duty,  it  would  be  injustice 
for  me  to  particularize,  but  I  trust  the 
loss  and  damage  sustained  by  the  Enemy's 
frigate,  will  shew  the  steady  and  well- 
directed  fire  kept  up  by  his  Majesty's  ship 
under  my  command.  Although  our  loss 
has  been  severe,  I  am  happy  to  state  that 
it  is  trifling  when  compared  with  that  of 
the  Enemy.     I  have,  &c.  H.  Hope. 

To  John  Hayesy  Esq,  CapU  of  H.  M,  S. 
Majestic,  and  Semor  Officer  qj^New  York, 


Killed  and  fVounded  on  hoard  kis  Maj€ttyi*i 
skip  EndymioTty  in  action  vM  tke  United 
States  skip  President,  on  ike  \5tk  January 
1815. 

Killed,-^ J.  Reed,  quarter- master;  S. 
Murphy,  captain  of  the  maintop ;  ).  Fair, 
ordinary  seaman  ;  W.  Ash,  landman ;  M. 
Norton,  able  seaman  ;  H.  Jenkins,  able 
seaman;  R,  Mitchell,  able  seainan;  R. 
Annard, quarter-gunner;  P. Connelt, land- 
man ;  W.  Hope,  landmao;  J*  Smith,  Ser- 
jeant of  marines.— >Total  11« 

Wounded.'^,  Ensley,  carpenter's  mate, 
severely  ;  J.  Donovan,  gunner 's-mate,  se- 
verely ;  T.  Duff.  capt.  of  the  after-guard, 
dangerously;  W.  Lane,  trumpeter,  daa- 
gerously  ;  J.  Bailey,  quarter-gunner,  se- 
verely; J.  Goodhall,  able  seaman,  slight- 
ly; J.  Eagan,  landman,  slightly;  W. 
Mitford,  landman,  slightly;  R.  Jutling, 
landman,  slightly;  R.  Lyons,  landman, 
aeverely ;  T.  Weeks,  able  seaman,  slight- 
ly; J.  Cole,  ordinary  seaman,  severely; 
J.  Price,  private  marine,  severely;  J. 
Evans,  private  marine,  slightly.  —  To- 
tal 14. 


Proceedings  in  the  Third  Session  op  the  Fifth  Parliaiibnt  of  the 
United  Kingdom  op  Great  Britain  and  Ireland. 


House  of  Lords,  Feb,  9. 

The  House  having  met  this  day  pur- 
auant  to  adjournment.  Lord  Egremont 
brought  in  a  Bill  to  enable  Clergymen  to 
exchange  their  glebes  and  houses  for  lands 
and  houses  more  commodiously  situate; 
which  was  read  the  first  time. 

Lord  Melville,  in  reply  to  Lord  Egre^ 
mont,  aaid,  that  Ministers  had  taken  mea- 
sures to  prevent  the  Court-Martial  on  Sir 
John  Murray  being  followed  by  any  duel. 

In  the  Commons,  the  same  day,  Mr. 
Serjeant  Onslow  presented  a  petition  from 
Guildford  against  the  Property  Tax. 

Mr.  Ponsonby  inquired  if  Ministers  had 
yet  made  up  their  minds  to  propose  the 
renewal  of  this  most  obnoxious  tax,  or  to 
abandon  it  altogether  ? 

The  CkaTtceihr  of  tke  Exckequer  replied, 
that  it  was  his  intention  on  Friday  the  17th 
lost,  to  submit  to  the  consideration  of  the 
House  several  important  measures  relat- 
ing to  the  Finances  of  the  country;  and 
he  was  prepared  to  state  that  the  conti- 
nuance of  the  Property  Tax  was  not  one 
of  the  measures  he  meant  to  propose, 
unless  In  the  event  of  the  non-ratification 
^f  the  peace  with  America. 

Mr.  Pomonby  said,  was  the  House  then 
to  understand  that  this  obnoxious  tax 
would  be  given  up  altogether  } 

The  Chancellor  qf  the  Exckequer  replied, 
**  Certainly;  unless  the  other  financial 
meaiuret  which  he  fhoold  bring  forward 


appeared  to  the  House  still  more  objec* 
tionabie." 

Mr.  fVkitbread  conceived  this  alterna- 
tive to  be  equal  to  saying  to  the  House, 
"  if  you  do  not  adopt  the  measures  which 
I  propose,  then  we  must  resort  to  the  Pro- 
perty Tax." 

General  Gascoyne  reprobated  the  con- 
tinuance of  the  tax;  and  the  conversattoa 
dropped. 

The  Chancellor  ^  the  Exchequer  having 
informed  the  House  that  Sir  J.  Murray,  a 
member,  was  now  under  trial,  Mr.  Free- 
mantle  noticed  the  warmth  and  animosity 
which  had  been  manifested  on  the  pro- 
ceedings before  the  Court  Martiall  at 
Winchester;  and  alluded  to  a  late  doel 
as  the  consequence  of  another  Court  Mar- 
tial :  he  was  interrupted  by  cries  of  Order  I 

Mr.  Vansittart  said,  that  Government 
had  already  taken  every  precaution  to 
prevent  any  of  those  unpleasant  conse- 
quences which  the  Hon.  Member  seemed 
to  dread. 

Mr.'  fVkitbread  said,  that  as  the  Fi- 
nances of  the  country  would  be  brought 
under  consideration  next  week,  it  was  to 
be  presumed  that  Ministers  were  now  at 
least  apprised  of  a  settlement  of  the  af- 
fairs of  Europe,  and  that  there  was  a  ter- 
mination of  those  disputes  which  bad  dis- 
graced the  assembled  Negociators.  He 
would  be  glad  to  know  if  L<m4  Caitlereagh 
had  sanctioned  Prince  Repmn'^s  Procla- 
matipn— if  the  fate  of  Genoa  was  known ; 

but 


—  betrayed   by  an  it  began  ihiii  :'<-"  Ita- 

House  of  Lurdi.  Fib.  13.  Ilani.  Great  Britain  ba>  landed  her  Iroop* 

The  Earl  of  Barduicke  presfated  aere-  on  four  iborei  lo  secure  your  iDdepeod- 

nl  Petilioos  From  diiLricts  in  Cambridgt-  eoce  :  Spain,    Porlugal,  and  Holland,   at- 

■hire  and  adjoining  counliea,  praying  for  ten  tbe  liberality  of  her  conduct.    Sicily, 

lavinoD  of  the  Corn  Lain.  protected  by  hi:r  power,  hai  been  able  to 

Lord  Grtnvitlt  said,  it  was  the  duty  of  escape  rbe  uiiiver>al  deluge.  Spain  ia 
thosB  sbo  eDdfaronred  to  procare  a  re-  already  free  aiid  iudapendent.  HoHand 
peal  or  alteration  in  those  Liwj,  lo  {ay  it  battening  to  become  to  ;  and  will  Italy 
before  the  Houee  the  complernt  infornia-  al  ode  remain  under  the  yoke?  You  are 
tion.  Yet  now  it  vai  taid,  by  those  oho  Italians,  and  the  cau«e  of  Italy  ii  in  your 
bad  been  most  active  in  recammending  bandi.  Our  forces,  joined  to  yours,  will 
■be  alteratioD,  that  Ihey  did  not  mean  lo  make  Italy  what  she  was  in  her  best  time*, 
propose  a  reviTal  of  the  Com  CommiUee,  and  what  Spain  ii  now — indr-pendent  and 
tboogh  in  some  particulars  the  inforaui-  free."  Tbe  Hon.  Gentleman  begged  tbe 
tiongiienin  the  Reports  watextiemelyde-  House  would  remark,  tbai,  by  the  stipo- 
feciiie.  His  Lordship  must  non  repeat  the  lalioDs  of  the  Traaiy  or  Paris,  those  pro- 
opinion  be  had  given  last  Session,  that  tbe  Tiaces  whic^b  bad  been  under  the  doni- 
tendeocy  of  the  measures  which  he  feared  nion  of  Austria  previnot  to  tbe  convnU 
«ere  in  contemplation,  was  only  lo  shift  siont  of  Europe,  were  to  be  retnmed 
the  burthen,  which  be  admitted  tobe  great,  eventually  to  hert  For  the  present  ibajr 
^om  those  who  ought  to  bear  it,  to  those  had  been  placed  at  the  dispooal  of  the 
who  ought  not;  and  to  iDCreaie  and  ag-  Allies;  but  that  the  rest  of  Iiaty  watto 
(ravate  the  evil  through  all  classes  of  the  be  erected  into  independent  Stales.  Nat> 
community.  Hi- Noble  Friend  hod  hint-  withstanding  these  ralemn  obligations, 
cd  that  tbe  Executive  Goverament  would  Austria  bad  taken  possession  of  tbe  Vena- 
take  np  tbe  subject:  ba  trusted,  if  this  tian  Slates  in  sovereignty,  thereby  eitm- 
•ei*  true,  Ibat  Ukcy  wDuld  biing  fbrmrd  goiibiag  one  great  indcpeiideiit  Repubtio, 


168       Proceedings  in  the  present  Session  of  ParlidmenL      "[Peb. 


vritbout  the  miserable  pretext  of  fbrmer 
unjust-  possession.  She  bad  thFeateiied 
to  take  possession  of  the  citadel  of  Turin, 
and  bad  claimed  the  right  to  send  a  gar- 
rison into  that  fortress;  thus  g^roisly  in- 
sulting the  feeble  power  to  which  the  an- 
cient and  once  haughty  Repttblicof  Genoa 
had  been  traitorously  consigned.  And 
thus  faavi«g  proceeded  in  injustice, she  was 
haunted  with  all  that  suspidous  jealousy 
incident  to  despotic  usurpation :  she  bad 
invented  a  conspiracy,  for  the  pu.pose  of 
accuLsing  obtioxious  persons,  and  had 
crowded  the  prisons  with  victims.  Though 
Ministers  had  suffered  the  influence  of 
the  Briti>h  c&i)inet  to  be  dimiai^ed,  yet 
he  trusted  they  would  exert  themselves  in 
•behalf  of  these  victims  of  oppression. 

The  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer  could 
•ee  neither  justice  nor  propriety  in  bring- 
ing charges  of  so  serious  a  nature  against 
hi»  Noble  Friend,  who  was  stated  to  be  on 
bis  way  borne.  He  sbouM  not  say  a 
single  word  id  answer  to  the  observations 
of  the  Hon.  Gentleman. 

Feb.  14. 

Mr.  Whilbread&z\6t  that  Mr.  Puigblanc, 
one  of  those  Spaniards  who  had  sought 
refuge  at  Gibraltar,  and  been  given  up 
by  Gen.  Smith,  had  arrived  in  this  conn- 
try,  and  had  contradicted  a  material  part 
of  the  General's  statement.  He  wished 
an  inquiry  -to  be  institu'ved,  which  was 
promised  by  Mr.  Goulbum. 

Sir  Samuel  Romilly*s  Bill  mstking  the 
freehold  property  of  persons  who  dibd  in- 
debted liable  to  their  simple  contract  debts, 
was  read  the  first  time. 

House  of  Lords,  Feb   15. 

The  Marquis  of  Buckingham  animad- 
verted in  severe  terms  on  the  conduct  pur- 
sued towards  the  Genoese.  When  Lord 
Bentinck  entered  that  city  in  April  1814, 
at  the  head  of  a  Britit»h  Army,  he  had  in- 
scribed on  the  banners,  "  Italian  Inde- 
pendence." On  the  14th  of  March,  his 
Lorddhlp  issued  a  Proclamation,  exhort- 
ing the  Italians  to  arm  in  the  contest  in 
which  we  were  engaged  ;  and  assured  them 
that  tbe  independence  of  Italy  and  the 
ancient  constitutions  should  be  respected. 
In  another  Proclamation,  the  Genoese 
were  assnred  that  their  ancient  constitu- 
tions and  independence  should  be  restored. 
The  Genoese  trusted  to  British  faith,  thus 
solemnly  pledged  to  them.  They  quietly 
submitted  to  the  temporary  occupation  of 
their  territory ;  and  the  resuH  has  been, 
that  they  have  been  consigned  to  tbe  sub- 
jection of  a  Pow^r  to  whom  they  had 
never  before  submitted — to  the  King  of 
Sardinia,  a  sovereign  to  whom  they  had 
never  owed  aHegiance. 

The  Earl  of  literpwA  said,  that,  at  the 
proper  time,  ejcplasaUons  wouM  be  given. 


'  when  it  would  be  Couird  that  the  British 
Government  had  commrMer!  no  'breach  of 
faith,  and  that  no  expectations  which  the 
Genoese  w«re  warranted  in  entertaining 
bad  been  disappointed.  * 

Karl  FiizwUliam,  after  declaring  his'be- 
lief  that  the  continuance  of  some  regiments 
of  Militia  was  illegal  when  not  called  for 
by  the  circamstances  of  the  Country,  and 
dangerous  to  the  c<jnstitution,  as  it  e3ta|>« 
lished  a  precedent  for  maintaining  a  stand- 
ing army,  moved  an  Address  to  the  Re« 
gent,  for  their  being  disembodied. 

Lords  Eldon,  EllenboroTigh,  Sldmoutht 
and  Liverpool,  contended  that  the  power 
of  retaining  them  embodied,  for  an  indefi- 
nite time,  was  Vested  in  the  Crown  by 
recent  acts. 

Lord  Orenv'ilie  and  the  Marquis  of 
Buckingham  dL'nied  the  assertion. 

On  a  division,  tbe  motion  was  rejected 
by  27  to  12. 

In  the  Commons,  the  same  day,  a  Pe- 
tition was  presented  from  the  Corporation 
of  London,  requesting  a  Bill  for.  the  im- 
provements in  St.  MartinVle-Grand,  and 
for  erecting  a  new  Post-Office.  The  esti- 
mated expence  being  800,000/.  occasioned 
some  discussion  ;  and  Mr.  Vannttart  took 
the  opportunity  of  disclaiming  having  used 
any  threat  towards  the  Corporation. 

House  of  Lokds,  Feb,  16. 
The  Lord  Chancellor  withdrew  the  Jary 
Trial  in  Scotland  Bill;  and  introduced 
another,  which  enjoins  all  Civil  Causes 
to  be  decided  by  a  Jury,*  and  renders  the 
latter  capable  of  pronouncing  in  their 
verdict  upon  the  law  and  fact :  read  a  first 
time. 

Ib  the  Commons,  the  same  day,  the 
Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer  observed,  that 
the  time  was  now  fast  approaching,  at 
which,  if  some  measnres  were  not  taken 
for  its  renewal,  the  Bank  Restriction  Bill 
would  expire  of  itself.  The  House,  how- 
ever, must  be  aware,  that  though,  from 
the  fortunate  events  of  the  last  year,  the 
favourable  state  of  the  exchange,  the  fall 
In  the  price  of  bullion^  and,  above  all,  the 
return  of  Peace,  there  was  every  ressoti 
to  hope  the  period  was  not  far  distant 
at  which  tbe  Bank  would  be  able  to  resume, 
in  its  fullest  extent,  the  payments  in  cash; 
yet  that  the  moment  was  not  fully  arrived 
at  which  they  could  do  it,  either  with  safety 
to  themselves,  or  benefit  to  the  publick. 
He  concluded  by  moving  a  resolution, 
that  tbe  Chairman  be  instructed  to  move 
for  leave  to  bring  in  a  Bill  to  continue  the 
Bank  Restriction  Act,  for  a  time  to  be 
limited. 

Mr.  Ttemey  trusted  that  no  further  de- 
lay would  take  place  than  was  necessary; 
and  Mr.  VaninUatVt  motion  was  agreed  to. 

ABSTRACT 


4h*  INwrrs  have  covenanted  that  Ihe  po«-  bf  coropleled.     Her  imifpendanoe  i<  nm- 

Bettioa  of  3t.  Domingo  shuulil  be  gairan-  flrntnt;  and  iheia^acuiDislol'S^Canlons. 

Wed  bjr  a  loremn  act  to  LouisXVIII. ;  ihat,  Benie  is  to  base  Bienne  and  the  Bisbopric 

ia   oo^i^uence,   England  ilielf  and   tha  of  Bade,  ai  an  indemnity  for  tfas  Pa;i  de 

Otter  maritime  Powers,  IF  neces-Biy,  would  Vaad. 

OMUrlbDte  to  the  armamint  and  the  eipe-  GERMANV. 

4limi.      In  this  manner  the  conquest  of  The  Dolte  of  Wellingloa  arrived  «t  Vi- 

ttiat  vast  Colon; ,  which  is  of  lucb  inesli-  enos  on  the  nigbt  oF  the   1«  init.     Htl 

•wMa  value  la  France,  would  be  easily  Orace  had  taken  up  bii  reiidence  at  (b* 

Cjffeeled  ;  and  the  occupation  of  it  woald  hotel  oF  Klapperstat. 

leave  no  room  fbrfntarsfean."  The    Nurimberg    Gaaelle   of    Ihs    14th 

HOLLAND.  states  the  treaty  relatire  to  Saxony  la  be 

An  article  From  Brussels  states,  that  an  ratified,    and  that   ili  publicalios   in  tb« 

order  baa  been  issued  for  the  Officers  on  VKnna  Cmrl  Otiette  was  daily  cxpectud. 

the  Staff  of  the  Briiisb  Army  in  Belgium  A  declaration,  said  to  hare  been  mode  by 

(perlupi  it  bad  been  more  correctly  said  the  Duke  of  Wellington  on  hii  arriral  at 

tbat  permission  has  been  granted)  to  re-  Vienna,  that  (he  subsidies   paid   by  tbU 

torn  la  England.      From  Ibis  ciirurngtance  Country  to  the  different  Povets  were  to  ba 

■I  may  not  unreasonably  be  infurred,  that  discontinued,  is  supposed  Is  bare  greatly 

the  future  slate  of  the  (Jailed  NeLherlands  contributed  to  accdeiile  lb*  deciaioQS  «f 

n  delnilivelv  settled,  in  the  general  ar-  the  Congress. 

rangement  of  Eurojiean  affairs,  nod  lb  at  The   late>t    French    Papers  concur    in 

the  bright  prospect  of  an  Hni»ereal  and  stating  Ihat  the  faie  of  Saxony  ia  at  length 

pemanent  peace    admits   of  the    British  decided  ;  and  Ihey  go  so  far  as  to  assert, 

troops  bring  speedily  withdrBvn  Fram  the  Ihat  their  statemenu  rest  on  ottciaj  inteU 

Cantinent — an  event  which  will  sliM  fur-  ligence  fhxn  ihe  seat  orCongreB4  j   while 

tber  reduce  the  enpences  of  the  Peaca-  Ihey  exultingfy  proolaim  the  Hnangamant 

eitablishment  of  ibis  countiy.  in  ituMtiou  (by  which  Pniitia  hM  not  ob- 

Qttn.MkB.  FeirMty,  MiS.  MJMl 

10 


170 


Abstract  qf  Foreign  Occurrences, 


[Feb. 


tained  the  foil  extent  of  her  demands)  as 
the  proud  triumph  o^  Freocb  policy.  If 
these  statements  be  correct,  and  French 
policy  have  really  prevailed  in  this  in- 
stance, we  shall  sincerely  regret  the  event. 
Still,  however,  shall  we  have  the  consola- 
tion to  reflect,  that  Prussia,  though  defeated 
in  her  views  by  an  unnaturar  combination 
of  irreconcilable  feelings  and  pas^>ions, 
will  nevertheless  be  strong  in  national 
spirit,  in  the  bravery  of  her  troops,  and  iu 
the  perfect  union  subsisting  between  the 
Government  and  the  people.  Besides,  her 
accession  of  territory  on  the  side  of 
Saxony,  though  not  so  extensive  as  couid 
be  wished,  will  not  fail  to  be  productive 
of  great  advantage,  both  military  and  po- 
litical ;  as  it  will  give  her  a  strong  frontier 
on  that  side  wt^ere  she  wanted  it  most, 
which  will  be  formed  by  the  course  of  the 
£fbe,  and  rendered  extremely  respectable 
by  the  two  important  fortresses  of  Torgau 
and  Witteniberg.  By  the  reported  deci- 
sion of  the  Congress  in  this  respect,  the 
kingdom  of  Saxony,  which  contains  two 
millions  of  inhabitants,  is  to  be  divided 
in  poipt  of  population  thus:  -Prussia  gets 
700,000,  or  about  one-third  ;  and  the  re- 
maining two-thiirds  continue  subject  to  the 
legitimate  dynasty.  The  fate  uf  Saxony 
determined,  the  arrangement  of  all  the 
other  points  would  spe^ily  follow. 

These  Papers  contain  a  Note,  addressed 
by  Count  Nesselrode,  the  Russian  Minis- 
ter, to  the  Ministers  of  Austria  and  Prus- 
sia, which,  though  old,  is  not  uninteresting. 
It  is  on  the  subject  of  the  Federative  Con- 
stitution of  Germany ;  and  was  presented 
ori  the  llih  of  November  last.  In  it,  the 
Jtussian  Minister  says,  that  his  Imperial 
Master  saw  with  great  pleasure  the  plan 
of  a  federative  Constitution  presented  by 
Austria,  Prussia,  and  Hanover;  which,  by 
giving  to  the  Confederation  the  right  of 
making  war  and  peace,  of  settling  dif- 
ferences between  Prince«,  &c.  completely 
answers  all  the  principles  of  justice  and 
Social  order,  for  the  good  of  individuals, 
and  the  interests  of  b;urope.  It  is  only  by 
such  a  system  as  this  vhat  Europe  can  iBnd 
a  guarantee  for  the  internal  repose  of  Ger- 
many j  and  can  hope  to  see  the  forces  of 
Germany  concentrated  on  one  hand,  so  as 
never  to  be  employed  except  for  its  com- 
Boo  good.  By  this  means  dissensions 
will  be  put  an  end  to,  abuses  repressed, 
and  every  kind  of  right  protected  by  wise 
and  liberal  institutions. 

The  issue  of  the  negociations  respecting 
the  Slave  Trade,  we  regret  to  state,  looks 
tbot  cloudily;  but,  with  the  knowledge 
which  we  possess  of  the  accuracy  of  the 
Paris  Journals,  we  must  doubt  their  au- 
thority when  they  assertthat  Portugal,  as 
ifell  as  SpaiA,  is  to  continue  that  odious 
Iraflc  for  six  years.    France,  they  say, 


will  maintain  it  for  two,  instead  of  five 
^ears,  as  stipulated  by  the  former  treaty. 

The  Austrian  Government  has,  to  raise 
a  revenue  for  the  year  1815,  .laid  a  tax  of 
50 per  cent,  on  labour;  and  the  letters  from 
Vienna  state  that  the  result  has  only  been 
to  raise,  m  the  same  proportion,  the  price  ' 
of  all  manufactures  ahH  articles  of  industry. 
This  measure,  has  produced  a  depreciatioii 
of  the  course  of  exchange  at  Vienna. 

The  King  of  Prussia  is  stated  Co  have 
sent  orders  to  Berlin,  to  prepare  the  rbyal 
chateaus  for  rhe  reception  of  foreigners  of 
distinction.  It  is  believed  that  this  Sove- 
reign would .  on  his  return,  be  accompanied 
by  the  Emperor  of  Russia  and  the  King  of 
Denmark. 

A  Hamburgh  paper  says,  that  the  Duke 
of  Cambridge  contemplates  a  considerable 
increase  of  the  revenue  of  Hanover.  He 
has  declared  to  the  Diet,  that  the  King 
requires  nothing  for  himself;  that  no  part 
of  the  revenue  will  be  appropriated  by  his 
Majesty  to  his  own  use ;  'hut  the  wants  of 
the  State  urgently  require  its  increase. 

ITALY. 

The  King  of  Sardinia  is  arrived  at  Ge- 
noa, where  he  was  received  with  joy  by 
his  new  subjects. 

The  Pope,  like  Ferdinand,  seems  to  be 
a  decided  enemy  to  the  Press.  He  Has 
lately  ordered  the  Post<K>fficers  in  his 
States  not  to  distribute  any  Gazette  or 
printed  Journal  without  the  authority  of 
the  Cardinal  Secretary  of  State. 

A  new  Papal  Bull  was  on  the  Ist  alt. 
published  by  the  Pope,  at  Rome ;  which 
appears  remarkable  by  its  authorizing  the 
Ecclesiastics  to  propbaoe  the  evening  of 
the  Sabbath,  while  three  ether  evenings  of 
the  week  are  to  be  strici  ly  observed.  The 
S4th  article  will  be  deemed  rathe^ingular 
by  the  clergy  and  laity  of  the  Rmorated 
Communion. — 'V£very  Ecclesiastic,  Dea- 
con, Sub-Deacon,  &c.  is  forbidden  to  ap- 
pear at  any  play-houses  in  their  religiona 
habits.  The  play-houses  are  to  remain 
shut  every  Friday  througlvout  the  yeai. 
No  Ecclesiastic  is  to  go  into  a  play-house, 
in  whatever  habit,  on  Wednesdays  or  Sa-^ 
turdays,  bnt  may  on  Sundays." 
SWEDEN. 

The  Ex-King  of  Sweden  has  published 
a  very  curious  address.  He  .•^ays,  he  hap 
jreceived  the  Grand  Seignior's  permisiioii 
to  make  a  pilgrimage  to  the  Holy  Land; 
in  consequence,  he  invites  ten  persons  to 
ac(K)mpany  him ;  one  from  each  of  the 
nations  of  Eiirope :  they  are  to  wear  black 
robes,  let  their  l>eards  grow,  take  the 
title  and  style  of  Black  Brethren,  and  are 
each  to  be  attended  by  a  servant  in  black 
and  grey  livery.  Notice  of  the  willinguegs 
of  an  individual  to  accompany  him,  is  to 
be  published  in  some  paper  priuted  iu  the 
country  to  which  he  belongs  ;  and  alt  the 

Black 


gnat  giDsDlry  and  ipiril  on  both  iidri  Tor 
two  haucs  and  ■  half;  utita,  Ibe  Eadf- 
mkn'*  ■■ill  being  cat  from  Ihe  j»cit,  the 
EnemT  got  ahead,  Capt.  Hope  takiDg 
thit  iqipoilunitf  to  bend  nen  anils  to  en- 
able taim  to  get  bis  ship  alongside  again, 
the  action  ce»ttS,  till  the  Pomone.  getiiog 
up  at  half  pall  eleven  at  night,  aod  firing 
■  fe«  ahota,  the  BneiuT  bailed  to  lajr  she 
had  already  inrcendered.  The  Eodyniun 
Wai  inferior  m  n umber  of  men,  tonnage, 
EDn<,  and  weight  of  metal.    The  Pi    "    " 


t.d.i, 

:  feet  of  «ai 

ber  ill 

her  bold,  and 

loit 

m   grral  nnmber 

arm 

leu  ;  but  the  e 

1,  o.i.,g  10 

ihes 

hips  having  pi 

irted 

Gompa 

a,,  and  <h, 

e  Bile' 

nee  of  thB  En. 

•-my. 

could  I 

rtaine 

d.    The  End  J 1 

[Dion 

badtei 

>m(nkiii«[ 

laad 

fourteen  won 

nded 

—a  \f:: 

IS  proportit 

.n  of 

loss  than  we 

have 

any  a. 


with  tl 


•UK.  We  are  lold,  that  Ihi 
tenegadoei  who  wera  of  the  Preaiilent's 
crew,  JDDiped  overboard  when  she  (track, 
to  avoid  ihe  ignommlous  itenih  due  to 
a  having  fooghl  agaimt  ths 


Briti 


Bag. 


'Hie  force  of  Ibe  Eadymion  ii  sard  to 
beiS  guni,  of  all  (izei— men,  340— ton- 
nage, 1377.  The  force  of  ihe  Preiidenl 
waa  39  gani — >ra«,  490  men — tmnafe. 


S.  That  tb«  Preiidenl,  and  olber  Vsd- 
ing  men,  in  imitalion  of  what  wai  done  ia 
PriDce  at  the  epoch  of  Bnonapanr'i  de> 
posiilon,  should  form  tbemselTea  into  ■ 
Provisional  flovernment  lubject  lo  tha 
authority  ofLouiiXVIH. 

3,  That  they  ihouldhoi'itthePrenchBii;. 

Id  retarn,  he  promiie'l  the  Preiideni  anil 
bis  colleagueg  bDooorable  diitiactloni  and 
rewards  i  and  lie  assured  them,  that  the 
progress  of  kaowledge  in  France  bad  de- 
(iroyed  the  tyranny  of  hurifnl  prpjudicei  j 
that  LquIi,  "  tike  the  Diviaiiy  of  whom  be 
ji  the  representative" — (a  mode  of  ipeuli- 
JDg  which  must  certainly  shock  Ibtt  pious 
Prince) — felt  equal  aSEction  for  bis  sub- 
jects without  distinction  of  colour.  In  this 
letier  M.  Lavayise  again  took  occasion  )o 
inieigh  with  fury  against  the  "  Co'sican," 
as  well  as  against  the  "  Bjshaw  Leclerc." 
and  "  the  other  brigfincis  who  were  sent  to 
Hayti  in  1802  by  the  usurper;"  and 
amongst  whom,  it  may  be  obseivej,  was 
I   long 


The  President  on  the  ISth  of  November 
ansTPted  ibis  letter  by  a  statement  of  ih* 
evils  which  Hayli  bad  niSercd  from  revo-  ' 
lulionarf 


172 


Ahsttact  of  Foreign  Occurrence. 


[Feb. 


latiooar]^  Fraiic*.  He  remindei)  him  that 
the  Natiooal  Cockade  was  the  first  incite- 
men'  to  matsacra  ia  St.  Domingo  ;  that 
the  Colonials,  now  go  clamor ) us  at  the 
Court  of  the  Bourbons,  but  lately  for  the 
most  part  satelliteti  of  Buonaparte,  were 
many  of  them  in  the  outset  of  the  revolu- 
tion viulen<  democrats,  as  was  proved  by 
the  lamented  asiiassi  nation  of  Colonel  Mau- 
duit,  a  particular  and  personal  confidant 
of  Monsieur's.  This  letter  concluded  by 
ftuing,  that  the  Presideat  had  convoked 
the  chief  authorities  of  the  Republick  for 
the  21st  of  November,  and  would  lay  be- 
fore them  the  propositions  made  by  M. 
£avaysse.  The  French  Agent  was  soon 
after  this  attacked  with  illness.  However, 
two  short  letters  passed  between  him  and 
the  President  on  the  19Lh  and  20ih,  of  no 
particular  importance.  On  the  :21st  of 
November,  the  General  Assembly  of  the 
Haytiao  authorities  was  held  at  Port-au- 
Prince;  when  it  was  unanimously  resolved 
to  reject  the  proposals  of  Lavaysse ;  to 
whom  the  President  in  consequence  ad- 
dressed a  formal  statement  of  their  reasons 
for  so  doing ;  but  addeJi  that  wishing  to 
re-establish  relations  of  commerce  with 
France,  and  to  shew  that  respect  which 
they  had  always  felt  for  his  Majesty 
Louis  XVII I.  the  Haytian  Republick  was 
willing  to  establish  the  bases  of  a  pecu- 
niary indemnity  for  the  losses  which  the 
French  Colonist**  had  sustained,  and  must 
•ootiuue  to  suffer,  inconsequence  of  the 
separation  of  Hayti  from  Prance.  To  this 
liberal  offer  it  appears  that  Lavaysse  was 
not  authorised  to  make  any  answer.  He 
aiccordrogly,  on  the  29th  of  November* 
with  many  acknowledgments  for  the  ur- 
banity which  bad  been  shown  to  him,  per- 
sonally demanded  his  passports;  and 
shortly  afterwards  departed  in  a  merchant- 
Tessel  which  he  hired  for  that  purpose. 
All  the  oflicial  documents  relative  to  this 
transactioif  were  printed  and  published  at 
Port-au-PrinCe,  ou  the  3d  of  December, 
preceded  by  an  address  of  the  President 
to  the  people  and  the  army,  strongly  im- 
pressing on  them  the  necessity  of  defeud- 
ing  that  independence  which  they  had  ac- 
quired by  force  of  arms.  **  Victory,"  says 
the  President,  **  always  accompafiifs  a 
just  cause.  This  is  a  sufficient  assurance 
that  it  will  accompany  our's,  if  we  should 
be  attacked.  In  that  case  you  will  always 
see  me  at  your  head,  proud  to  lead  yuu 
to  success,  or  to  perish  with  you.  The 
Repubiiik  eaepectx  that  every  man  wil  do  his 
duty,     I  will  set  you  the  example.'' 

ASIA. 

PROPACATION  OF  CaTUOLICISM  IN   OiIVA. 

We  have  advices  from  China,  that 
Christianity  was  spreading  very  rapidly  in 
that  extensive  and  popuioui  Empire.  The 
Missionaries  were  Catholics,  who,  by  a 
fckilful  dispel y  of  the  acquirements  of  l-.n- 


rope,  and  occa&ionally  practising  at  pby- 
sicians.  had  gained  proselytes  among  the 
higher  class  of  Mandarins.  Among  their 
discip'es,  there  is  particular  mention  of 
Ho-Wan,  the  Viceroy  of  Peking  whott 
name  occurs  in  the  f^iatement  of  the  Em- 
peror, p.  74  of  this  Volume.  So  zealous 
was  this  nobleman  for  the  propagation  of 
the  new  faith  he  had  embraood,  that  h« 
had  given  large  sums  for  the  maintenanoc 
of  the  proselytes  to  Catholicism  ;  and  €x« 
erted  all  his  interests  at  Court,  to  obtain 
permission  for  chapels  to  be  built  in  which 
divine  service  might  be  performed.  His 
exertions  are  stated  to  have  been  noi 
uusucecssful.  lu  the  gratitude  of  Kin 
King,  he  found  a  most  powerful  auxiliary. 
That  Monarch,  while  suffering  acute  pains 
from  the  stone,  had  experienced  relief 
from  the  prescriptions  of  one  of  the  Mis- 
sionaries; and  his  interest  and  inclinatioa 
alike  corresponded  in  granting  the  rt- 
quired  favour. 

Extract  qfa  Letter- from  Rome. 
'  **  Letters  from  M.  de  Moike,  Bishop  of 
Cathay,  inform  us,  that  our  Holy  Rtligkm 
continues  to  make  great  progress  in  tb« 
empire  of  China.  In  the  proTince  of 
Fo-kieo,  twenty-two  families  bad  bteo. 
converted  by  this  prelate,  who  hadj  in  the 
course  of  one  year,  administered  baptism 
to  10,400  children,  and  1677  adults  ;  and 
2675  catechumens  were  qnalifyiof^  by 
preparatory  instiMotions,  to  recetye  this 
sacrament.  In  the  province  of  Ho-nao* 
by  the  labours  of  the  holy  Fathers,  196 
families  had  embraced  the  Christian  faiib«' 
and  16,000  adults  and  children  bad  re* 
ceived  baptism*  In  Chan-tong  and  Shan* 
see,  some  progress  was  made,  but  tiio 
number  of  converts  is  noi  sti^ed.  Tbe 
churches  were  gradually  multiplymg^:  one 
was  erected  at  Fo-kieo,  within  sight  of 
the  grand  Temple  dedicated  to  the  Chi-, 
nese  idol  Fo.  The  Emperor  himself  has 
been  heard  to  praise  the  Christian  religion 
before  tbe  Mandarins.  The  new  Chris- 
tians in  this  vast  Empire  cannot  amount 
to  less  than  60,000  souls.  They  evince 
I  great  zeal,  and  support  hunger  and  fatigue 
witli  surprising  patience,  when  they  jour- 
ney from  distant  villages  to  hear  the  Holy 
Word." 

Secojid  Letter  from  Rom0, 
«  The  news  that  we  receive  from  M.  de 
Barette,  bishop  of  Veren,  is  not  less  satis- 
factory. *  The  great  toleration  which  the 
Missionaries  enjoy  in  Tonquin  and' in  Chi- 
na,' says  this  prelate,  *  is  one  effect  of 
the  particular  good-will  of  the  Sovereign, 
and  of  his  gratitude  for  services  rendered 
by  M.  D'Adrao.  'Ilia  number  of  Chris^ 
tiaiis  in  the  mission  of  Tonquin,  is  up- 
wards of  6,000 ;  and  we  have  been  enabled, 
in  a  very  8lu>rt  time,  to  establish  in  diffe« 
rent  provinces,  fifteen  religious  houses, 
under  the  denomination  of  The  Lovers  ^ 
the  Cre^s.*" 

IRELANB. 


tar,  occupiod  by    Meurs.  Scholei,    our-  tunata  mODBrLh;,  aitb  impartant  Htatioas 

Ctuutf,  ma,  a  tea  tlayi  sinoi,  diacorereil  •"  tlic  Preacb  empire.     Wc  sincccely  wiih 

tv   be  OQ  Gre  ;  and  uuLnlihstiiwIiDg   the  U>M  an  eita^lubmaat  originat'iDE  in  Bri- 

saretuuies    nwe    comuiucd.     Tiie    pri>-  Fidnce  under  the  laacliua  of  Lliat  govtrn- 

pertycomuBied  ii  valued  al  ICI,OUOJ.)  tUe  meiiti   and  that  t be   laoie   prluciplei   uf 

•bole  iosured.  loyalLy,  wblcb  baie  distiDguished  the  ga- 

Tbis  day  a  brig  appealed,  ttanding  f«r  vcmon  and  gorerMd  at  Pmn,  *il1  alwayt 
tbe   bar,  w  hsiaouth,  wben  leven    )iilati  cbaracteiiie  ihe  commuaity  in  their  na- 
laUDClied  a  long  boat  to  pilot  her  into  ibo  tive  r;ouD(ry.    His  Hoit  CbristiaD  Msjeity 
baibaoi';    but  an  their  approachiug   ilu  has  si^'nified  bis  approbation  of  the  con- 
bar,  a  beary  sea  upiet  tbe  boat    Some  ■)■■'(  at  tbe  flupsrior,  by  tianimitting  va 
men  on  tbe  Baacoo  Hill,  oa  tbe  look-out  t>iit>.  through  hia  Ambiuador  at  tbe  Coun 
vitb  their  glanoB.  aaw  the  accident,  and  of  London,  tbe  decoration  of  the  Order  of 
(ave  tbe  alarm;   a  boat  vai  ipslantly  tbe  Lia,   with  a  patent  of  pfrmiiiion  ta 
mauavd,  and  in  45  miuulcs   aai  oul   to  *ear  (he  game. 
their  Biiiatance,  aod  suoceeded  in  aeviog  — -^ — 
four  oat  of  tbe  leien,  oho  were  dingiog               DOMESTIC  OCCURRENCES, 
to  ibe  Leeli  the  other  three  were  drowned,          "  tVaidter  CatUt,  Ai.  4.  — 'I'he   Kio( 

Fell,  1.   A  young  vomBD,  nbo  had  been  continues  in  good  health ;  but  since  th« 

married  only  three  rnonttas,  and  lived  at  last  Report  his  Uajeily  has  been  lesi  uoU 

Wiicomb,    being  aiirnuioned  to  aatwer  a  formly  tianquil  thaa  be  vas  during  sogio 

charge   of  a  breach  of  the  peace,  at  the  preceding  mnoths." 
instance  of  her  mother-in-las,  ibren  her-  Tkuisiag,  Jan.  ^C. 

Hclf  into  the  river,  at  mdcmA,  and  naa  ThU  day  ihe  Kedoububle,  of  Ti  gUM,    . 

drowned.     Every   means  in  discDVor  Ihe  was   Jaunehed  at   the  King's    Dock-yan), 

oo  Woulwioh.     In  spite  if  the  coU,  ihe  yard 

itr,  WIS  crowded  for  acoDsiderabletirae  before 

lus,  tlie  ship  went  off  the  stocks;    and   the 


174         DOMESTIC   OCCURRENCES.'  [Feb. 

river  presented  a  scene  troly^  picturesque.  9d.  <'  For  negfect  of  duty  and  difobe- 
The  ve'isel  was  deckad  out  in  all  her  oo-  dieoce  of  the  express  written  order  oif  bis 
lours,  which  were  affixed  to  jury-masts;  Excellency  Field  Marshal  ihf  Marquis  of 
and  was  crowded  with  several  hundred  We:llingtun,  the  Commander  of  his  Ma- 
persons;  even  the  opposite  bank  was  lined  jesty's  forces  in  the  Pminsola,  by  not 
with  shivering  spectators.  This  beautiful  immediately  re-t:mbaiking  the  whole  of 
vessel  is  built  after  a  new  construction,  the  forces  under  Ins  command,  after  he 
and  is  rendered  more  roomy  and  conve-  had  determined  to  raise,  and  had  actually 
■lent  to  her  crew  than  the  old-built  ships,  raised,  the  siege  of  Tarragona,  and  re- 
Saturday,  Jan.  28.                   *  turning  to  Valencia,  in  order  to  assist  tbe 

An  alarming  fire,  and  destructive  in  its  Spanish  armies  in  that  province  in  securing 

consequences,  broke  out,  a  few  minutes  the  positions  which  they  might  have  ac- 

before  five  o'clock  in  the  morning,  at  the  quired  there.'' 

bouscr  ot  Mrs.  Walford,  a  most  respect-  3d.  "  For  neglect  of  duty  in  baittily  re- 
able  dress-maker  in  Conduit-street,  Bond-  embarking  tbe  forres  under  his  cominand, 
street.  The  flames  were  first  discovered  without  any  previous  preparations  or  ar- 
in  the  back  part  of  the  premises,  and,  it  rangements,  and  that  pracipitately  and 
is  affirmed,  the  fire  bioke  out  in  the  uimecessariiy  abandoning  a  considerable 
workwoman's  room,  on  the  first  floor,  quantity  of  artillery,  stores,  and  a aiimini« 
The  number  usually  employed  in  the  room  tiofi,  about  ISth  June,  1813,  oearTarra- 
was  twelve  or  thirteen.  Mrs.  Walford  gona,  when  be  was  so  far  from  being 
rescued  five  of  her  children  from  the  compelled  to  t^is  degrading  measure  by^ 
flames,  but  a  sixth,  a  fine  boy,  about  the  immediate  approach  of  apy  superior 
twelve  years  old,  fell  a  prey  to  tbe  devour-  force,'  or  by  any  other  sufficient  cause, 
ing  element.  He  slept  in  the  two- pair  that  by  due  zeal,  firmness,  and  exertion, 
back-room,  and  must  have  been  suffi>-  the  greater  part,  if  not  the  whole,  might 
cated  before  the  flames  could  reach  him.  have  been  embarked  in  safety.  Admiral 
This  unfortunate  youth  was  afflicted  with  Hallowell,  who  was  at  the  time  on  duty  on 
deafness,  which  probably  prevented  him  the  station,  engaging  to.  effeet  the  saoae : 
firom  hearing  the  noise  which  the  alarm  of  —such  conduct  being  highly  to  the  prejiy. 
Are  occasioned.  In  less  than  an  hour  the  dice  .of  the  service,  and  detrimental  to  the 
house  was  a  heap  of  ruins  within  its  walls.  British  military  character." 
Mrs«  Walford  had  lately  buried  her  bus-  Upon  which  charges  the  Court  cam*  to 
band  and  eldest  son,  for  whom  the  family  the  following  decision  : 
wais  in  muurning,  and  her  present  addi-  **  With  respect  to  the  first  a^d  taootid 
tiauhl  affliction  b  most  deeply  to  be  de-  charges,  that  Lieutenant* general  Sir  John 
plored.  The  roof  of  the  adjoinmg  house  Murray  is  Not  Guilty.''— ".Wi^b  respect 
is  considerably  injured.  to  the  third  charge,  that  Xjiemenaat^-ge- 

A  duel  was  fought  at  Paris  by  Col.  Pat-  ueral  Sir  John  Murray^is  Quil^  on^  of 

mer  and  Col.  Queotin,  on  the  3d  Feb. :  so  much  of  that  charge  as  stales,  *  Tkai 

the  former,  after  receiving  his  adversary's  he  unntcettarUp  abandoned  a  con^iderahle 

fire,  which  failed  to  take  effisct,  discharged  quantUy  </  artillery  and  stareg,  •  wkieh  Me 

his  pistol  in  the  air.  mifht  kaoe  embarked  m  sqfety,  nieh  emtisei 

Horse  Guards,  Feb.  17.  bemg  detrimental  to  the  ^roicei*'  and  tbe 

At    a    general  Court-Martial  held  at  Court  does  therefore  find  himGaUtjo 

Winchester,  Jan.  16,  1815,  and  continued  such,  part,  but  does  aoquit  hiai%f  the  irc- 

by  adjournments  to  Feb.  7,  Lieut.-gen.  mainderof  that  ehaige.— The  Courts  wi- 

Sir  J.  Murray,  hart,  was  arraigned  upon  der  all  the  circumstances  of  the  case,  ooo- 

the  onder-mentipned  charges,  vix.  sidering  the  conduct  of  Sir  John  BCbrray  -   , 

Ist."  For  landing  or  continuingon  shore,  to  have  proceeded  firom:  a  mere  error  is 
when  landed,  between  the  7th  and  the  judgment,  is  of  opinion,  and  does  adjudge, 
ISth  June,  1313,  near  Tarragona,  a  large  that,  for  the  part  of  the  third  charge,  of 
quantity  of  heavy  artillery,  ammunition,  which  Lieutenant-general  Sir  John  Mor- 
and  stores,  when  he  had  good  reason  to  ray  has  been  so  foiund  Guilty,  be  be  ad- 
believe  that  no  real  benefit  could  be  de-  monisbed  in  such  manner  as  bis  Royal 
rived  for  ten  or  twelve  days,  as  to  pro-  Higfauess  the  Commander  in  Chief  Bay 
ducing   the  fall  of  Tarragona  by  these  think  proper." 

means ;  and  when  he  had  received  iofor-  His  Royal  Highness  the  Prince  Regent 

matlon,  which  he  believed,  that  long  be-  has  been  pleased;  in  tbe  name  and  on  the 

fore  that  time  a  superior  force  of  the  Ene-  behalf  of  his  Mijeity,  to  approve  and  con- 

Iny  would  be  near  him,  and  was  aware  firm    the  finding    and    sentence  of   the 

that  tbe  siegr,  must  then  be  abandoned.  Court;  but,  as  the  Court  has  only  attri- 

knowing  at  ibe  same  time  the  great  diffl-  buted  to  Sir  John  Murray  a  mere  error  m 

cutties  and  dangers  at- ending  a  sudd*^n  judgment^  the  case  has  not  appeared  to 

re-embarkation  on  that  coast  ;^och  con-  His  Royal  Highness  to  call  for  any  Imther 

duct  being  highly  unmilitary,  and  against  observation, 

the  spirit  of  his  instructions."  The 


IS  15.]  Domestic  Occurrences. — Gofzette  and  CtoH  Promotions.  175 


The  following  is  a  description  of  the 
tnperb  dre«»  sent  by  Louis  XV 1 11.  to  the 
Prmce  Regent,  with   the   Order  of  St. 
Esprit : — ^The  mantle  all  round  the  bor- 
der is  embossed  with  gold,  representing 
the  emblems  of  war,  and  the  H  »nrrooiided 
by  the  imperisl  crowns.     It  measures  at 
the  bottom  of  the  mantle,  from  one  end 
to  the  other,   24  feet.     The  tippet  which 
goes  uoder  the  mantle  is  of  green  sarce- 
net;   the   figures  on   it  are  exactly  the 
same   as  on  the  mantle,  but  on  a  much 
smaller  scale.    The  collar  that  goes  over 
the   tippet    it  of  beautiful    French  lace, 
ralued  at  twelve  hundred  pounds.     The 
collar  or  necklaee  is   composed   of  dim- 
monds,  rubies,  emeralds,  &c.  and  is  very 
beautiful.     The    hat  is   made   of  black 
TeUet  embMssed  with  gold  round  it,  with 
a   beautiful    ostrich  feather  at  the  top. 
The  breeches  are  of  white  sarcenet,  and 
made  in  the  antique  way,    embroidered 
with  silver,  and    a  pair  of  hose  of  white 
silk.     The  slioes  are  made  of  silver  tissue, 
with  roses  of  white  satin.     There  are  two 
swords,  very  beautiful,  with  golden  hilts. 
There  is  also  a  dress  for  his  attendant, 
which  is  very  beautiful,  but  not  so  superb 
aa  the  other. 

-The  Prinee  Regent  haft  lent  the  score 
of  the  celebrated  Battle-Piece,  which  re- 
qoires  near  200  instrumental  performers, 
compo^sed  by  Beethoven,  to  Sir  George 
Sanrt,  to  be  performed  at  the  Drury-lane 
Oratorios.    The  score  was  a  present  from 
Beethoven  to  the  Prince,  and  is  ibe  only 
copy  in  this  country. —This  piece  was 
composed  by  Beethoven  directly  after  the 
battle    of  Vittoria.     After  the   first  per- 
formance of  it  at  Vienna,  it  was  encored ; 
the  audience  called  for  Bieethoven,  and  he 
'appeared  in  the  front  of  the  Orchestra, 
wheti  the  Theatre  resounded  with  applause 
for  a  considerable  length  of  time.     He  is 
allowed  to  be  the  best  composer  that  has 
appeared  since  the  days  of  Handel. 
■    The  Marquis  of  Bute  no  sooner  return- 
ed from  abroad,  'ban   he  transmitted  to 
tits  late  private  tutor,  the  Rev.  John  Kaye, 
(now  Master  of  Christ's  College,    Cam- 
bridge, and   D.  D.)  an  annuity  bond  of 
1000/.  a  year,  accompanied  by  a  letter, 
expressive   of  the   high    sense  which'  his 
Lordship  emertained  of  his  literary  ser- 
vices    and     friendly    attachment.       Mr. 
Kaye,  in  rotumiufir  his  grateful   acknow- 
ledgement for  this  extensive  mark  of  kind- 
ness and  liberality,   stated  that   it  could 
only  be  made  aocvptable  to  his  (Mr  K's) 
feelings  by   his  Lordship's   consenting  to 
let  his  bounty  be  reduced  to  a  moiety  of 
the  sum  which  he  had  so  generously  in- 
tended;   and  this  is  understood  to   have 
been  dene,  to  the  reciprocal  credit  of  both 
parties. 

Mr.  Wellf  sley  Pole's  house  in  Saville- 
row,  -will  be  ornamented  by  the  collection 


of  pictures ^which*  were  taken  by  the  Dnke 
of  Wellington,  on  tlieir  way  to  FrancCy 
after  the  battle  of  Vittoria.  Among  them 
are:  **  Our  Saviour  p*reac1iing  at  the 
Mount  of  Olives."  by  Rubens  j  several 
beautiful  landscapes  by  Claude  and  Ti- 
tian ;  and  portraits  by  Vandyke  5t  Rubens. 
The  Committee  of  ihe  Slovk  Exchange^ 
on  the  Anniversary  of  the  De  Bereftg^ 
Hoax,  distributed  the  sum  stopped  on  ac- 
count of  the  fraud,  to  different  ChariUes, 
as  follows  : 
To  the  London  Hospital     .     «    jf  .500 

Middlesex  ditto 500 

Westminster  ditto 500 

Six  other  Charities,  300/.  each  .     1800 
Nine  other  ditto,  200/.  each     .     .  1800 
Twenty-eightother  ditto,  100/  each  2800 
Twenty-one  other  ditto,  50/.  each  10^ 
These  sums  are  to  be  paid  free  of  all 
expense ;  and  whatever  balance  may  re- 
main (about  33/.)  will,  in  addition  to  ona 
of  the  i200/.  donations,  be  gpven  to  the 
Society  in  Craven- street,  fur  dischai^ng 
Small  Debt^. 

Gazette  Promotions. 

Si.  Jome^s,  Dec.  16.  Henry  Alexander, 
of  Cork-street,  eiiq.  Oculist  in  Ordhnary 
to  Her  Majesty .-^Mr.  Alexander  has  since 
been  appointed,  by  command  of  the  Prinict 
Regent,  Sutgeon-Ocnlist  to  His  Majesty. 

Foreign-office,  Jan.  ^.  Hon.  Rdbert 
Annesley,  Consul  at  Antwerp. 

Feb.  7.  Alexander  Turnbull,  esq.  Con- 
sul at  Marseilles,  and  all  other  ports  and 
places  in  the  Department  of  the  Mouths 
of  the  Rhone. 

George  Sholto  Douglas,  esq.  Secretary 
to  the  Legation  at  Florence. 

Hon.  Col.  H.  King,  one  of  the  Grooms 
of  His  Majesty's  Bedchamber. 

Civil  Promotions. 

The  Marquis  ofThomond,  Clerk  of  the 
Hanaper  in  Ireland,  vice  the  late  Earl  of 
Westmeath. 

The  Earl  of  Mount  Cashel,  Represen- 
tative Peer  for  Ireland,  vice  the  late  Earl 
of  Westmeath. 

Rev.  Mr.  Wood,  Master  of  St.  John's 
College,  Cambridge,  vice  Dr.  Craven,  dec 

Rev.  Joseph  A  Batten,  Principal  of  the 
East  India  College,  Hertford,  vice  Henley, 
resigned. 

Feb.  2.  George  Valentine  Cox,  M.  A.  of 
New  College,  Oxford.  Superior  Bedel  in 
the  faculties  of  Medicine  and  Arts,  vice 
Rhodes. 

Feb.  3.  Tilleman  Hodo^kinson  Bobart, 
formcriy  of  University  College,  Oxford, 
Superior  Bedel  in  Law,  vice  Cox. 

Rev.  J.  P.Hewlett,  M.  A.  of  New  CoU 
lege,  Oxford,  Proctor  in  th^  University 
Cour(,  vice  Rhodes. 

SHERIFFS 


in 


Nem  Sher^. --^Circuits  fffth€  Judges. 


(Fab. 


SHERIFFS  fw  tht  Ytmr  1815. 
M94fordsh,'^ft  Mibb«it,  of  East  Hide,  ^aq. 
fierkih. — J.  WilU,  •f  HuDgerfbrd-park,e8^. 
Muckinghamsh, — Tbomas  Digby  Aabrey,  of 

Cbii  ton -house,  esq. 
Connhridgtskire  and  Huniingdonsh^^^Roberi 

Booth,  of  A  icoDbury,  esq. 
.Of«Air«.--^oho  Isheruood,  of  Af  arpie,e9q. 
OtmbtrL  —  Wm.  Poosonby  Jobnion,   of 

Walton  house,  esq. 
Derbyshire, — Sir  lienry  Fitzberbert«  of  Tis- 

f  ington,  bart. 
D§vonsh,  ~-  James   Marwood   Blton,    of 

Church  Strife.,  esq. 
Xlor4eif/i.<— Geo.  Smith,  of  Speti isbory,  esq. 
^tf^r.—Luke  William  Walfard,  of  Little 

Dardfietd,  esq. 
GtfOuccsiershire,'^W\\\\^m  Morri*,   of  Se- 

veohanapton,  esq. 
Befefordih.—'V  .TJ^oley,  of  Siobe£diih,esq. 
jfJerti. — And.  K^id,of  Cbippiug  Barnet,esq. 
Acn/.— Robert  Foote,  ofiharlton,  esq. 
iAncash.-^luQ  (jeodre  Siarkie,    of  Uem- 

ttoyd,  esq. 
Leicestersh. — £dward  Farnham,  of  Quom- 

don.  esq. 
Lincolmh. — J,  Sivesey,  of  Baurob^r,  esq. 
JfonmouM^A.-— Sam.  Bosanquet,  of  DiDge- 

siow,  esq. 
Aor/o/it.— r.Thornbill,  of  Riddit  sworth.esq. 
Noriham^tonsk.-^heveson  Vernon,  of  Stoke 

Bruern,  esq. 
^ortkumberL-^,  Baker,  of  Stanton,  esq, 
Notts, — ^Jobn  S.  Wright,  of  Walford,  eaq. 
Orfordfh. — B.  F.  Coulston,  of  Filkins,  esq. 
i^lmnd, — Sam.  Barker,  of  Lyndon,  esq. 


Skrcpshire,-^^,  Taylor,  of  Cbick9«ll,  eaq, 
S0fiun;f#tiAtre.«— John.  Pbelip*,  of.  Moota- . 

cute.  esq. 
Stt^fwdtkire.-^HtiiVf  CrocheU^  of  Uiila 

Onn  Hall,  esq. 
C&unty  ^  Souihampton^-^H,    Bofaiiqaet, 

of  Clanvilie  Lodge,  esq. 
£^/#}/A-.--Cbarle8  TyreU,  of  Gippiog.  esq. 
Surrey. — James  Laing,  of  Streatbam,  eiq. 
Sussex.^-ltLW  •Waller,  ofM  ichelgff0ve,eaq» 
IVnrwieksk, — James  Woolley,  of  Iduiieid- 

House,  esq. 
fViitsJure,''^eo,  Eyre,  of  Bramshaw,  esq. 
ti^orccstersk.'-^Udw.  Dixon,  of  Dudley,  esq. 
Forb.— W.  -.arfo    '    >f  Wiggintborpe.eaq. 
Caermarikeiuh.'—^K^&jrg9  Meart,  of  Lan- 

»tephaii-place,  esq. 
Pembrokesh, — Maurice  Willianis,  of  Cwm- 

gloyn,  esq. 
Qxrdigonsk.*^H.  Evans,  of  Higbmead,  etq. 
Gltmergansk. — Wm.  Taitt,  of  Cardiff,  esq. 
Breconsh. — H.Price,  of  Castle  Madock,«sq. 
RadnoTsh, — Wm.  Davis,  of  Cabalva,  eaq. 
JIferwnc/fcA.— rLewis   Vaughan^    of    Pei\- 

maen  Dovey,  esq. 
Carnarvonshire  — ^William  GriffyddOakley, 

of  Kacby saint,  epq. 
Anglesey. — Rob.  Hughes,  of  Piaayn  Llan* 

gned,  esq. 
Montgomerysh, — P.  Jones,  of  Cofroyd,  esq. 
XWTifti^AfAJre.— Charles  OriAth  WymM,  of 

PeHtre  Voclas,  esq. 
Ftint^. — Sir  R.Brooke,  of  Hope  Hall.baft^ 

Appointed  by  ifie  Prince  tf  W^s, 
CWnwa//.— Sir  Vyell  Vyvyan,   of  Tirelo* 

warren,  baft. 


CIRCUITS    OF    THS     JUDGES. 

WfiSTBBK. 


SPRING 

CIRCUIT. 

1815. 


Thci.  Mar.'J 
Saturday  4 
Monday  6 
Wednesd.  8 
Friday  10 
Saturday  1 1 
If onday  1 S 
Thursday  16 
Friday  17 
Saturday  18 
Monday  20 
Tuesday  21 
Wednes.  ^Q 
Saturday  25 
Monday  27 
Tuesday  28 
Thursday  30 
Sat.  Apr.  1 
Wednesd,  !y 


NoapoLK. 


LdEUeobro* 
J.  Heath 


L,  C.  Justice 
J.  Bayley 


Aylesbury 
Bedford 


Huntingdon 


Cambridge 


Tlietford 


Bury  St.  Ed. 


Mt»LAllO. 


Northampt 


Oakham 
Line.  &  City 


Nott&town 


Derby 


LeicfcBor. 


Coventry  & 
[Warwick 


NoaTHfitN. 


L.  C.  Baron 
,  Le  Blanc 


J.  Chambre 
B.  Wood 


iw^"^— ^. 


Chelmsford 


York  &  City 


Lancaster 


HOM£. 


Hertford 


I  >  I 


'  ■»■ 


Maidstone 


Horsham 


Kingston 


B.  Graham 
J.  Dampier. 


Winchester 


(f.  Sarum 


Dorchester 


m^ma^i^rmm^^^ 


0 

Eiceter  and 
[City 


Launceston 


Taunton 


Qkfqio. 


J.  PaUftS 
Q.  Richardi 


(leading 
Oxford 


Wor.JtCitjr 


3taiford 


<    ■■  ■ 


v^ewsbury 
Herefofd 


VlODfBOMtb 

Gte.ltCit^ 


BIRTH5, 


1815.]         Births  and  Marriages  of  Eminent  Persons. 


177 


BIRTHS. 

1814.  Dec.  19.    The  Hereditaiy  Pnn- 
of  Sicily,  a  daughter. 

1815  Jan  2.  At  Suosted  Bary,  Herts, 
the  wife  of  Lieut.- col.  Poulkes,  a  sod.—" 
18.  The  lady  of  Viscount  Powersconrt,  a 
floo.— 21.  In  Henrietta-streei,  the  lady  of 
don.  Charles  Law,  a  dau. — %3,  Ai  Clap- 
ham  Coimnctn,  Hon.  Mrs.  Morris,  a  dau. 
—26.  At  Gaddesden  Park,  Mrs.  Halsey, 
a  srm  and  heir. — 29.  The  wife  of  Hon. 
Robert  Lee«on,  a  son. 

Lately,  At  Pulham,  the  lady  of  Sir  H. 
Torrens,  a  dau. — At  Thames  Oitton,  Hon. 
Mr*.  '.V^ydfc^,  Bouverie,  a  dangh. —  The 
lady\.  ^vT  L.  Maclean,  M.  D.  of  Sudbury, 
a  d:iu. — At  Cuckoey.  Nottinghamshire,  the 
lady  of  Sir  George  Eyr^t  t>art.  a  dau.— At 
Easton,  Herefordshire,  the  wife  of  O.  R. 
Dansey.  esq.  a  son  and  heir. — At  Apley 
Paik,  Shropshire,  the  wife  of  T.  Whit- 
more,  esq.  a  dan. — At  Aldourie,  Inver- 
nesshire,  the  wife  of  Wm.  Francis  Tytler, 
esq.  sheriff  of  that  county,  a  dau.— In 
Dtiblin,  Viscountess  Avonmore,  a  son  and 
beir. — In  Dublin,  the  lady  of  Sir  Wheeler 
Cuffe,  bart.  a  dau. — At  Oriel  Temple, 
Lomh,  Lady  H.  Poster,  a  son. — At  Ber- 
mu.la,  the  lady  of  Sir  T.  J.  Cochrane,  R. 
N.  a  (laughter. 

Feb  A.  In  Park-lane,  Viscountess  Grim- 
ffton,  a  dau.— ^.  In  Charlet-street,  Berke- 
ley-square, Rr.  Hon.  Lady  Elizabeth 
Sofeytb,  a  son  and  heir.— 10.  The  wife  of 
James.^lexander,  esq.  M.  P.  of  Seymour- 
place,  May  fair,  a  son. — 20.  In  Wobum- 
pJace,  the  wife  of  J.  T.  Clement,  esq.  a 
son  and  heir. 

MARRIAGES. 

Jan.  17.  At  Kinsaie,  Ireland,  Hon.  Col. 
T.  F.  Deane,  38th  reg.  (eldest  son  of  Lord 
Muskerry),  to  the  second  daughter  of  M, 
Haynes,  esq.  Bishop's  Castle,  Shropshire. 

Rev.  T.  Kilgour  to  Charlotte,  only  dau. 
and  heiress  of  J.  Oyer,  esq.  of  Sussex. 

Rev^.  T.  H.  Ripley,  vicar  of  Wootton 
Bassett,  to  Caroline,  third  daughter  of 
William  Honey  wood,  esq.  of  Sibton,  Keut. 

19.  At  Dunbar-house,  Scotland,  Jas. 
Balfour,  esq.  of  Cjorton,  to  Lady  Eleanor 
Maitland,  dau.  of  Earl  of  Lauderdale. 

Mr.  Hen.  Bennett,  jun.  to  Miss  Apne 
Fish,  of  Highbury-terrace. 

20.  Lieut.coi.  Castle,  6th  West  India 
reg.  to  Mrs.  Hemment,  relict  of  the  late 
James  Hemment,  esq.  of  Thorney  Abbey. 

21.  Rev.  George  Hughes,  to  the  only 
daughter  of  Craven  Ord,  esq.  of  Greensted 
liall,  Essex. 

24^  Edw.  Watpole,  esq.  son  of  the  late 
Hon.  Robt.  Walpole,  to  Miss  Gildemeester, 
daughter  of  the  late  Daniel  G.  esq. 

26.  At  Rochester,  Lieut.-col.  Bingham 
eldest  son  of  the    Rev.  Dr.  Bingham,  tu 
Mary,  only  daughter  of  Thox.  ClUot,  esq. 
Gent.  Mac.  Febrttary,  1815. 

11 


Migor-gen.  Sir  Wm.  Aofoii,  K.  C.  B. 
to  Misf  l^isa  Frances  Mary  Dickenton. 

27.  At  Wargrave,  Berkit,  Capt  Han- 
mer  of  the  Royal  Horse  Guards  (son  of 
Sir  Thomas  Uanmer,  bart.)  to  Mi^s  Xi- 
menes,  only  daughter  of  Sir  Morris  Xt- 
nienes,  of  Bear- place,  Beilc^. 

30.  At  Edinburgh,  Charles  Montolieu 
Burges,  esq.  to  Lady  Mary  Monrgomerie. 

Lately.  Rev.  W.  C.  Wilson  (eldest  son 
of  W.  W.  C.  Wilson,  esq.  of  Castertoa 
Hall,  Kirby  Lonsdale),  to  Anne,  eldest 
daughter  of  Major-gen.  Neville,  Pall-mall. 

Lieut.-col.  Thomas,  1st  Guards,  to  the 
daughter  of  Sir  C.  Brunsden. 

Capt  W.  Birchall,  R.  N.  to  Leonora, 
third  daughter  of  Richard  Bingham,  esq. 
of  Bingham's  Melcombe,  Dorset. 

James  Coombs,  esq.  banker,  of  Windsor, 
to  Miss  Brown  of  Marl  boron  gli. 

Rev.  Wm.  M'Douall,  M.A.  vicar  of 
Ashby  de  la  Zouch;  (nephew  to  the  late 
Earl  of  Dumfries),  to  Miss  Gaudin* 

P.  F.  Pell,  esq.  ofTupholme  Haii,  near 
Wra^by,  to  Eliz4,  eldest  daughter  of  Wil- 
liam Waite,  esq.  of  Boston. 

At  St.  Lawrence,  Isle  of  Thaeet,  Henry 
Layar4»  esq.  of  his  Miyesty's  Ceylon  Ci- 
vil Service  (brother  of  the  Couoiess  of 
Lindsey),  to  Marianne*  only  daughter  of 
Nath.  Austen,  esq.  of  Ramsgaie. 

At  Bishop  Wearmouth,  T.  Wilkinson, 
esq.  to  Arabella,  dau.  of  Dr.  Pemberton. 

At  Kirkby  Overblow,  Yorkshire,  Capt. 
Stiles,  R.  N.  to  Louisa,  second  daughter 
of  the  Hon.  and  Rev.  Dr.  Marsbam. 

Florence  Egan,  esq.  of  Neuagh,  co. 
Tipperary,  to  Dorothea,  third  daughter  of 
of  George  Green  way,  esq.  of  Attleborough 
Hall,  Warwickshire. 

Hugh  Hovell  Farmer,  esq,  of  Duosi- 
nane,  Wexford,  to  Meliora,  only  daugh- 
ter of  the  late  P.  R.  Myners,  esq.  of 
Treago,  Herefordshire. 

At  Bailymackey,  co.  Tipperary,  Major- 
gen,  the  Hon.  Arthur  Annesley  (third  son 
of  the  Earl  of  Annesley),  to  Elizabeth 
only  daughter  of  John   Mahon,  ayq. 

At  Belftist,  Major  Crosbie,  of  Ballysr 
hei^  Castle,  Kerry  (eldest  son  of  Col, 
Crosbie,  M.  P.)  to  Miss  Michel,  daughter 
of  Lieut. -gen.  Michel  of  Dawlisb,  Devon. 

Feb.  1.  Wm.  Hale,  jun.  esq.  of  Kmg*s 
Walden,  Herts,  to  Elizabeth  only  daugh- 
ter of  Hon.  Wm.  Leesoo. 

2.  Samuel  Proudscot  Hurd,  esq.  (son  of 
Capt.  Hurd,  R.  N.^  to  Miss  Frederica 
Wynyard,   dau.  of  Lieut.^gen.  Wynyard. 

6.  R.  C.  Sconce,  esq.  to  Sarah,  only  dan, 
of  Rev.  Dr.  Knox,  rector  of  Runwell  an(i 
Ramsden  Cray's,  Essex. 

At  Dath,  R.  W.  Lowry,  e»<^  of  Ponies 
roy-house,  co.  Tyrone,  to  Anna,  eldest 
daughter  of  the  late  Admiral  Graves. 

7.  At  Dublin,  Nicb.  Sadleir,  e^q.  of  Tip- 
perary, to  Miss  Mary  Butler^  of  Dunboyne 
Castle,  Meatb* 

TRIBUTK 


t  1^«  ] 


TRIBUTE  TO  THi  MEMORY  op  JAMES  WEBBB  TOBIN,  Esa. 

(From  the  St.  Christopher  Gazette,  Nov,  4,.  18U.) 

ed  to  subvert  the  principles  of  Law,  Jus- 
tice, or  Humanity.  By  his  death,  Cbartty 
has  lost  one  of  its  greatest  advocates » 
Humanity  one  of  its  firmest  snppbrten  ; 
Domestic  Society,  one  of  its  happiest  aud 
sweetest  examples ;  and  this  Community 
one  of  its  brightest  ornaments^ '  A  man, 
whose  ability  and  worth  were  likely  to 
produce  lasting  advantages  to  the  Island  ; 
a  man,  in  fact,  who  will  be  greatly 
missed  and  deplored,  as  he  would  will- 
ingly have  befriended  the  friendless,  and 
was  zealous  to  prevent  injustice  from 
hurting  the  weak.— A  man,  who  as  .the 
wicked  stood  in  awe  of  him,  deterred 
them  from  many  evil  deeds  by  the  fear 
In  private  life  this  is  seldom  the  casej  of  his  representations,  and  who,  conse* 
but  is  more  worthy  the  attention  when  it  qiiently,  mainly  contributed  to  keeping 
occurs.  Permit  me,'  therefore,  to  make  a  up  good  order  in  society.  If  he  had  any 
few  remarks  upon  the  premature  death  of    small  failings,  (and  where  is  the  man  with- 


«*  1814,  Oct.  30.  Died  at  his  father's 
estate  in  lifeyis.  of  a  fever,  James  Webbe 
Tobin  esq.-— Richly  endowed  with  virtues 
and  talent 9,  be  made  them  ever  subser- 
vient to  the  grand  object  of  his  life,  always 
exerting  himself  for  the  benefit  and  hap- 
piness of  his  fellow-beings ;  and  at  his 
premature  death  truly  have  the  Just  and 
Good,  cause  to  mourn. ' 

**Mr.  Printer,— Many  pens  are  ready,  to 
pay  a  tribute  of  respect  to  the  memory  of 
the  Good;  to  furnish  lays  expressive  of 
regret,  and  to  verify  the  Poet's  observa- 
tion ; — 

*  Dignum  laude  virum,  Musa  vetat  mori.' 


Mr.  Tobin,  which  happened  on  the  3bth 
of  last  month.  Events  of  suoh  a  nature 
excite  little  sensibility,  unless  they  affect 
us  more  nearly  than  as  sharers  in  one 
common  lot ;  and  this  will  be  exemplified 
in  the  superior  character  I  am  about  to 
pourtray. — 

**  As  a  moralist,  who  lived  up  to  the 
precepts  he  advanced,  be  had  few  equals, 
but'none  wtjo  srurpatssed  him.— As  a  dili- 
l^ent  collector  of  facts,  though  under  try- 
ing disadvantages,  and  a  useful  member 
of  society^  in  repelling  and  exposing  cor- 
ruption, ignorance,  ana  injustice  (alas 
too  prevalent  in  some  places!)  he  was 
mneq^ualled.  .He  H^d  an  excellence  pecu- 
liar to  himseVf,  in  the  elucidation  of  his 
subject;  and  he  certaltily  possessed  a 
]!K)wer  of'discritninatidn,'aiid  a  pregnancy 
of  animadversibti,  ib|  a' superior  degree. 
^e  never  suppressed  his  sentiments  out  of 
compliment,  or  dread  of  any  one;  nor  ever 
suffered  'the  imbfecilily  of  men  in'  power 
to  escape  the  Tash  of  bis  censure.  His 
eni^mies  may  envy'  his  repnlation,  and 
what  they  fenvy  they  may  be  "busy  to  de- 
atroj^^  they  maybe  u  n  will  ingVo  suppose 


Out  them  ?)  for  the  sake  of  his  virtues,  let 
the  veil  of  charity  shade  them ; 

O  may  the  turf  lia  light  upon  his  breast! 
Nor  farther  seek  bis  errors  to  disclose, 

Kor  draw  his  frailties,  from  their  dread 

abode,  .  [pose. 

There  they,  alike,  in  trembling  hope  re- 

The  bosom.of  his  Father— and  hfs  God. 

'*  For  a  son  like  him  to  be  cut  off  in  the 
prime  of  life,  is  a  severe  stroke  upoii  hia 
aged  and  affectionate  parents  ;  but  more 
so  to  an  amiable  and  disconsolate  widow, 
whom  he  has  left  with  four  infant  <;hildren 
to  deplore  the  irrevocable  departure  of 
so  worthy  a  relative.  May  Christiao 
principles  and  religious  resignation  then 
be  their  comfort  in. their  present  distress ! 
and  reflection,  doubtless,  will  shew  them, 
that  it  is  not  the  lot  of  any  human^being 
to  be  exempt  from  tasting  the  cup  'of  af« 
iction. 
'* Nevis,  Nov,  I,  1814.  B.»^ 

Mr.  J.(  W.  Tobin  was  brother  to  the 
late  Author  of  **  The  Jloney  Moon,"  and 
other  dramatic  pieces.  In  the  parish 
church  of'  Cove  ^n   Iceland,    is  a  plaip' 


themselves  wofrse  than  others,  aiid  th^-     marble  tablet  with  the  following  inicrip- 
fbre  wi1ling*^nd  ready  to  pull  down* from     Uoii : 


their  elevations  those  with  whom  'ibey 
cannot  tl^e  to  an  eqdafity.'  'Uis  deltas- 
tatioh  of  the  meanh^sd  of  venal  praise, 
was  one  of  his'ttiany  excislfencies.  He 
observed  with  lAdignatfon  bii  What  cha- 
racters the  prostitution  Of  praise  had  been 
indiscriminately  lavished,  *"  aqd  through 
what  channels'  it  had  flowed;  nor  was  the 
infatuating  intoxication  of  flattery  si^frer^d 
to  pass  unnoticed,  rior  h5w  low  the  ge- 
niuses of  mahy  descende'd  by  successive 
gradationS'of  scurrility.  Men  in  general 
inay  not  have  been  pleased  with  his  sen- 
timents, as  he  would  Abt  counienance, 
Amch  less  flatter  Vanity  6r  vice;  but,  on 
the  contrary,  took  a  decided  pa^  'espe- 


eially  whett  any  thing  occurred  that  tend-    evince." 


*\  Sacred  to  the  memory 
of 
John  Tobin,  Egq.  of  Liocoln'i  Inn^ 
whose  remains  are  dejposited  iuid«r 
.  the  adjacent  turf. 
He  died  at  sea, 
near  the  entrance' of  this.  Harbonr, 
in  the  inonth  of  December 
'     1804, 
on  his  passage  to  a  milder  climate, 
in  search  of  beiiU  {leallb, 
aged  35.», 
",  That,  with  an  excellent  heart,  and  a 
most  amiable  disposition,  be  possessed  '• 
vigorous   imagination   and   a   cultivated 
undersunding»  hit  Pramttic  writings  fully 


Z. 
MEMOIR 


pea,  eviuced  the  elegance  of  bii  toite,  Kev.  JamelQrant;  minUterof  Liggan/tio. 

hii4:noi*led;e'af  chRrscler,  «(ul  hia  opa-  Invernras. 

biliiy  of  ■  bigher  atuiamentin  compoii-  Sept.  ...  At  l^atarU,  Wm. Dull,  esq.  of 

wral  of  thete   Kisajs.  we  belieTs,  were  Dec.  36.    At  Nice,  aged  36,   Wm.  En- 

aftecnaid*  callecCed  into  >  imall  raluOH,  glish  Bamei,  eiq.  of  Eisex-courc,  Temple,' 

eatitleil  "  Eilinburgh  Fugitive  Piecei,"  bairirter-ttt-law.       ... 

Mr.  Creecb  wag  one  of  tbe  original  foun-  At  Jamaica,  Elizabeth   CharloUe,  wife 

deri  of  tbe  SpeculatlTe  Saciety  of  Kdia.  of  Mt.  Wm.  Perry,  formerly  of  Bns\t,\. 

burgb.'    It  baa  perhaps  raltin  la  the   lot  At  Meis^oa,    ia  bis  3Sd    year,    Lieat'. 

of  few  roen  to  baTC  enjoyed,  mare  than  Wm.  Henry  Du  Vtroet,  Rcysl  Kiigiiieen, 

Ur.  Creecb  did,  the  correipondence   and  second  sun  of  ihe  late'Lieut.-col.  Cu  Ver-' 

Coofidence  of  molt  of  tiTe  great  literary  net,  R.  A.                                                    .        . 

character!  i>ho  flooriibedia  Scotland  from  Die.  39.     At  Tottenham,   Is   bis  SSlli 

about  the  middle  to  .the  end   of  the   last  year,  Mr.  Wm.  Aston,  formerly  of  Breads' 

cenlary.    .  With  Lord   Kaimes,    Dr.    Ro-  ilreet,  Cheapride,   ... 

bertaon.  Dr.  Blair,  Dr.  Adam  Smith.  Lord  Drc.  31.  At  Berlin,  Her  Excellency  Sg- 

Bailei,  Lord  Woodhouiatee,  Dr.  Bealtie,  pbia  Wilhelmioa  Charlotte  Maria,  Codq. 

and   many  other  illuitriotn  authors,    ha  tesi  Von  Voss,    daughter   of  Major-gen. 

-^  L.L-.-  -p jg^(  intimacy — and  Pannexilz.  and  relict  of  John  EmertVoa' 

It  man  of  the  aama  Voss,  who  held  several  high  offices  in  Ibe 


1 80      Obituary ;  with  Anecdotes  of  remarkable  Persons.       [Feb . 


in  her  86th  year.  The  CooDtess  was  at 
the  head  of  the  establishmeot  of  the  late 
Qufen  Louisa,  Chief  Oovernesi  of  their 
Majesty's  daughters  the  Princesses,  Dame 
des  Portraits  to  the  King  and  Queen,  a 
meaiber  of  the  Prussian  Order  of  L  >uisa, 
and  of  the  Russian  Order  of  Sc,  Cathenne 
of  the  second  class. 

Dec- ...  In  tba  British  Queen  packet,  on 
her  passage  from  Ofitend  to  Margate,  in 
his  19th  year,  Lavington  Drewry  Douglass, 
and  aged  9,  Charles  Douglass,  sons  of  Wm. 
Douglass,  esq.  formerly  of  Teddington^ 
Middlesex. 

1815.  Jan.  4.  At  Cartlett-cottage,  near 
Haverfordwest,  after  retiring  to  bed  in  per- 
fect health,  Major-gen.  John  Picton,  Lieut.- 
ool.  of  the  12th  foot.  This  gallant  officer 
was  brother  of  Lieut.-gen.  Sir  T.  Picton, 
K.  B.  and  nephew  of  the  late  Gen.  Picton. 

Jan.  5.  At  Famdon,  Essex,  (the  seat 
of  W.  Smith,  esq.  M.  P.)  aged  21,  Jeho- 
saphat  Postle,  esq.  stndent  of  St.  John's 
College,  Cambridge,  eldest  son  of  Jehosa- 
phat  Postle,  esq.  of  Colney,  near  Norwich. 

At  SidoAouth,  after  18  months  ilhiess, 
aged  83,  Jonathan,  eldest  son  of  Mr. 
Beirlett,  of  RoHs-buildings,  solicitor.  Also 
on  the  15th  of  Sept.  1814,  aged  21,  Ben- 
jamin, bis  second  son,  midshipman  on 
board  H,  M.  ship  Hermes,  in  which  he  was 
killed  in  an  unsuccessful  attack  upon  Fort 
Bowyer,  on  Point  MobTle,  America. 

At  Berlin,  in  his  77111  year,  General 
L'Estocq.  He  was  bom  at  Hanover  in 
1738 ;  etktered  the  Prussian  army  in  1768, 
and,  during  a  service  of  56  year<i,  display* 
ed  under  three  monarchs,  and  in  five  wars, 
the  courage  and  talents  of  a  hero,  com- 
bined w^th  the  sentiments  of  a  philan- 
thropist. In  the  obstinate  bailie  of  Ey  lau 
he  woif  never-fading  laurels. 

Jan,  6.  Aged  15,  Maria,  second  daugh- 
ter of  Mr.Brown,  surgeonyBtackfriars-road. 

At  his  brother's,  Charlotte  •  street, 
Bloomsbury,  9ged  30,  Mr.  J.  Warner 
"Waskett,  late  of  Hockham,  Norfolk. 

At  Brtnt^rd, '  suddenly,  Joseph  Pitt, 
esq. ;  in  llAitoved  and  respected,  in  death 
regretted  1^  lamented. 

On  Champion-hill,  Camberwell,  in  Ij^f^. 
59th  year,  Wittiaib  Gonne,  esq. 

At  Woolwich,  Emily,  eldest  daughter 
of  Capt.  Bright,  R.  M. 

At  Clifton,  Miss  Lambert,  last  surviv- 
ing, daughter  of  Gustavus  Lambert,  esq. 
of  Bow  Park,  Meath,  Ireland. 

At  StaVerton  vicarage,  in  his  71st  year, 
Kev.  W.  Chase,  B.D.  lale  Of  Christ*« 
church,  prebendary  of  Wells,  vicar  of 
Siaverton,  and  in  the  commission  of  the 
peace  for  Northampton. 

Jan.  7.  Aged  19,  Elizabeth,  only 
daughter  of  Mr.  T.  Glover,  of  the  Bank 
of  &igland. 

In  Wandsworth-road,  aged  31,  Charles 
Wm.  Tonyn,  esq.  late  captain  of  the  48th 
ragt.  youngest  ton  of  Gen.  Touyn. 


At  Chelsea,  John  Peter  Koberdeau,  esq. 
a  geutleman  whose  pen  has  been  soccesa* 
fuiiy  devoted,  both  avowedly  and  ano- 
nymously, to  varijtis  branches  of  the 
Belles  Lettres  ;  and  of  whom  we  shall  giro 
some  memoirs  in  our  next. 

Aged  83,  Rev.  John  Cluttont  vicar  of 
PortsUde,  Sussex,  rector  of  Hangletcm, 
and  late  of  Magdalen  college,  Cambridge. 

Jan-  8.  lu  Little  Stanhope-street,  Alex* 
ander  James  Findlaier,  esq.  of  the  IsUmd 
of  Jamaica. 

Cornelius  Low  Wallace,  esq.  of  Eltham. 

James  Bennett,  esq.  of  Cadbury-houte^ 
CO.  S«>merset. 

T.France,  esq.  of  Bostock-hall,  Cheshire. 

At  the  Glebe-house,  Tandragee,  after 
confinement,  aged  3S,  Mrs.  Carter,  wife 
of  the  very  Rev.  the  Dean  of  Tuam. 

Jan.  9.  In  Lincoln'«-inn-fields,  after  a 
long  illness,  Joseph  White,  esq. 

The  wife  of  James  Webb,  esq.  of  Wo- 
kingham, Berks,  whose  loss  will  be  severely 
felt,  not  only  by  her  family,  but  by  a 
numerous  poor  Who  were  in  the  constant 
habit  of  experiencing  from  her  every  at- 
tention to  their  comfort,  apd  every  alle- 
viation to  their  distresses,  by  her  season- 
able benevolence  and  humanity. 

In  his  76th  year.  Rev.  James  Morice, 
A.  M.  late  of  Christ  church,  rector  of  Bets- 
hanger,  Kent,  and  38  years  vicar  of 
Flower,  co.  Northampton. 

At  Cambridge,  very  suddenly,  aged  77^. 
Edward  Gillam,  esq.  bankor. 

At  Falmouth,  Patty,  wife  of  Capt.  Bul- 
lock, daughter  of  the  late  H.  Bawden,  esq, 
formerly  collector  of  that  port 

At  Aberdeen,  the  wife  of  Alexander 
More,  esq.  collector  of  the  customs  there, 
daughter  of  the  late  Alexander  Inoes,  esq* 
of  Cowie,  CO.  Kincardine. 

Jan.  10.  In  Duke-ttreet,  Si  James* i, 
Jane  R.  Bowen,  fourth  daughter  of  Dr.' 
John  Bowen. 

Mr.  Richard  Cookes,  of  Ruth  -  hill, 
Wanci^orth-road,  and  of  Water -laoe,. 
Tow^.fctreet. 

ilged  83,  Thomas  NormaBiell,  etq.  of 
Gloucester-street,  Portmaa-aqoairo. 

Mr.  C.  J.  Watson,  eldeat  son  of  T. 
Watson,  esq.  of  RaU:liff. 

At  Ardley,  in  his  58th. year,  Rev.  Tho* 
mas  Hind,  rector  of  Ardlef  and  Wettwell^ ' 
Oxon,  and  vicar  of  Col#6r(b,  Northanlpt. 

At  York,'  KifV.  ffT'Dannett,  A.  M.  late 
of  Breienose  .coltegp,  Oxford,  rector'  of 
Sr.  Jehn's,  Liverpool,  and  curate  of  Wrax- 
all  and  Atworth,  Wilts. 

At  Malton,  co.  York,  Mrt.  Lambert, 
relict  of  David  Lambert,  e^q. 

At  Herringswell,  Suffolk,  Robert  Mure, 
esq.  formerly  of  Fenebnrch-street. 

•  At  Glanrhwdw-place,  co'.  Carmarthen, 
in  his  87th  year,  I>ivid  Sannders,  esq.  son 
of  D.  Saunders,  esq.  of  Pentre,  co.  Pem- 
broke,  by  Sasannah,  daiighter  of  Wm. 

Morgan^ 


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Morgan,  etq.  of  Llanlyn-houie,  in  the 
tame  county,  sister  to  the  father  of  the 
late  M.  Morgan,  esq.  author  of  the  inge* 
aious  **  Essay  on  the  Character. of  Fal- 
staff."  and  under-secretary  of  state  to 
the  first  Marquis  of  Lansdown,  when 
Earl  of  Sbetburne.  Mr.  Saunders  was 
High  Sheriff  for  Carmarthen  in  1707, 
and  in  the  commission  of  the  Peace  for  * 
the  counties  of  Carmarthen  and  Cardigan, 
and  deputy- lieutenant  forCarmarthenshire. 

At  Rome,  in  bis  89th  year,  Rev.  Fran- 
cb  Deacle,  B.  D.  fellow  of  Magdalen  col- 
lege, Oicford. 

Jan.W,  In  Chatham-place,  inconse- 
quence of  an  apoplectic  attack  on  the  9th 
lost,  aged  67,  Richard  Witts,  esq. 

At  Homsey,  aged  82,  Mrs.  Danvers, 
widow  of  the  late  John  Dangers,  esq. 

At  Plymouth  Dock,  suddenly,  Mr. 
Brown,  assistant  surgeon  there. 

In  Rdinburgh,  Francis  Humberstone 
Mackenzie,  Lord  Seaforth,  Baron  Macken- 
ne,  of  Kintail,  co.  Rosf,  (so  created  1797) 
F.  R.  S.  F.  L.  S.  a  I ieut. -general  in  .the 
mrmy,  and  lord  lieatenant  of  Ross-shire* 
He  was  horn  June  9,  1754,  and  married 
Masy,  daughter  of  Rev.  Baptist  Proby, 
Bean  of  Litchfield,  uncle  to  John  Joshua 
Lord  Carysfort,  by  whom  he  has  issue: 
Will iaou Frederic,  his  successor;  George 
Lerison-Boncherett ;  Francis-John ;  Ma- 
ry;  Frederica-Elizabeth,  married  in  1804, 
to  Sir  (Samuel  Hood,  K.  B. ;  Frances-Ca- 
therine; Caroline;  Charlotte- Elizabeth ; 
Augusta-Antie  ;  and  Helen.  His  lordship 
was  for  several  years  governor  of  Barba- 
does,  irom  whence  he  had  not  long  returned. 

At  Paris,  celebrated  for  the  charms  of 
her  wit,  and  the  qualities  of  her  heart, 
aged  25,  the  Princess  of  Leon,  daugiiter- 
in-law  of  the  Duke  of  Rohan,  leaving  her 
family  and  her  husband  in  a  state  of  de- 
spair. Three  days  previous,  she  was  en- 
gaged to  dine  with  the  Duke  of  Orleans  ; 
and  when  dressed,  a  lighted  tafMr  at  the 
fire-place  atiractfd  her  crape  dress,  and 
set  it  in  flames.  The  Princess,  by  her 
agitated  efforts  to  extinguish  the  blaze, 
only  assisted  it  to  spread  more  rapidly. 
The  house  roused  by  her  cries,  ran  to  her 
assistance,  and  found  her  in  a  horrit»le 
state.  All  the  exertions  of  medical  skill 
were  vain.— The  Princess  was  universally 
held  to  be  one  of  the  most  accomplished 
and  amiable  personages  of  the  age.  She 
was  the  ornament  of  the  Salons,  in  the 
flower  of  youth,  of  natural  genius,  and  of 
a  highly  cultivated  mind.  A  few  days  be- 
fore her  death,  she  remarked  to  a  friend, 
'*  that,  after  a  retrospection  on  her  past 
life,  the  word  ma/A«7/r  was  unknown  to  her; 
and  that,  eminently  happy  in  her  domes- 
tic and  social  affections,  every  day  fur- 
nished her  with  new  reasons  to  be  more 
fondly  attached  to  existence."  Her  sail- 
iitSff^t  which  she  was  justly  distinguished^ 


never  cost  her  a  firiendj  and  her  morality 
was  never  impeached. 

At  Lisbon,  John  Young,  esq-  proprietor 
and  publi^erof  <*The  Inveruees  JoumaL'* 

Jan*  IS.  Of  consumption,  Louisa  Fraa* 
ce»,  wife  of  Mr  U.  M.  Rodford,  aurgeoB, 
&C.  NewingtoD  place,  Kenningion. 

George  Coare,  esq.  of  Bruoe-grov«^ 
Tottenham. 

At  Alphington- lodge,  near  Exeter,  the 
wife  of  Hugh  LumMlen,  esq.  advocati^ 
Edinhurgh,  daughter  of  Alexander  Breb* 
ner,  esq.  Aberdeen. 

Jan.  13.  At  the  Oval,  Kensington,  in 
her  70th  y«ar,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Palliag>9 
widow  of  the  late  Mr.  John  Palimg,  SU 
Martin*«-lane,  Cannon-street. 

•/inn.  14.  In  her  22d  year,  Rachel,- wilii 
of  Mr.  Thomas  Gill,  of  Spita I- square. 

Aged  3*^,  Mr-  Charles  Moore,  linen* 
draper,  and  one  of  the  chamberlains  of 
Oxford. 

Mr.  Thomas  Holmes,  of  Coventry,  who 
had  been  travelling-agent  to  the  house  of 
Morris,  Ratcliff,  and  Smith,  and  Morris 
and  Co.  upwards  of  30  years  ;  which  situ* 
ation  he  supported  with  the  utmost  faith* 
fulness  and  industry,  and  to  the  full  satit* 
faction  of  his  employers. 

At  Bath,  Joseph  Beete,  esq.  late  of  Um 
Colony  of  Demarary. 

At  Paris,  aged  60,  Mademoiselle  Ran- 
cour, a  celebrated  actress  of  the  Tbiatro 
Francois,  and  a  woman  of  respectabl# 
character.  Her  corpsie,  attended  by  a 
strmg  of  carriages,  and  a  large  concourse 
of  people  of  all  ranks  and  descriptions, 
was  brought  for  interment,  on  the  morning 
of  the  17th,  to  the  church  St.  Roque.  By 
the  rigorous  ordinances  of  the  Romish 
worship,  Actors  and  Actresses  are  in  a 
state  of  excommunication  ;  which,  if  en- 
forced, would  deprive  them  ef  the  beoe- 
iits  of  Christian  burial.  Many  years  have 
passed  away  since  any  such  barbarous 
exclusion  was  practised  here ;  and,  cer- 
tainly, the  attendants  on  the  remains  of 
this  deceased  Performer  were  little  pre* 
pared  for  the  disappointment  which  await- 
ed them,  when  they  fi<und  the  gates  of 
the  church  locked  against  them,  and  ad- 
missicm  peremptorily  refused.  Their  dis- 
may was  succeeded  by  the  universal  in- 
dignation uf  ihe  spectators.  An  immense 
crowd  began  to  assemble;  cries  of  fury 
and  vengeance  were  heard  in  all  the  ad* 
joining  quarters  of  Paris;  the  Rue  St. 
Honor^,  and  all  the  avenues  within  a 
quarter  of  a  mile  of  the  scene,  were 
blocked  up  by  the  populace.  The  church* 
doors  were  bmke  open,  but  no  priest  ap* 
peared,  and  the  most  frightful  disturb* 
a  nee  was  apprehended ;  nor  was  it  sup- 
posed that  the  effects  of  the  popular 
agitation  w  tuld  end  with  the  cause  which 
had  produced  it  In  the  mean  time  a 
message  was  sent  19  the  Kingi  supplu-au 

ing 


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ing  bis   Majesty's  interpositioo,   for-the 
sake  of  humanity  and  for  the  publiepeace 
of  the  capital.    The  £rst  answer  returned 
from  the  castle  was,  that  the  >afhiir  be- 
longed to  the  jurisdiction  of  the:  Church, 
and  that  the  King  could  not  intermeddle 
with  the  Spiritual  Authorities.     A  second 
deputation  proceeded  to  the  Thuilleries, 
as  the  tumult  increased,  and  the  danger 
of  sotBe  movement  approaching  to  insur- 
rection became  every  moment  more  V\. 
•ibie.     At  the  same  time  a  dedaration 
was  communicated  to  the  Court,  on  the 
part  of  all  the  actors,  actresses,  and  at- 
teidants  on  every  theatre  in  PariSi  that 
If  the  remains  of  Mademoiselle  Rauoour 
were  not  instantly  admitted-  to  the  prlvi- 
,  leges  of  Christian  sepuIUire,  they  would 
in  a  body-  read  -  their  recantation,  and 
adopt  either  the  Lutheran,  or  the  Cal- 
Yinistic    faith.      The     second    message 
succeeded    better    than    the   first,     and 
brought  back  an  order  from  the  King  to 
the  priesthood),  to  receive  the  corpse  and  \ 
re^d.  the  funeral  service.    This  was  ac- 
cepled^  by  the  muititmle  ai«  a  pledge  of 
peace :- long,  iioud,  and  reiterated  shouts 
brokefrom  possibly  30.000  people^  *\Vio€ 
le  Rot — a  bas  Us  Galoiit*^^  bos  les  Cklo^ 
Unfr-^udialth hs  Cahtmt J**    The; cere- 
mony was    then    performedy  -  but    with 
«  maimed  rites.".    The' gens  d'armerie  & 
chcval,.  a  detachmemt  of  gardes  du  corps, 
and  afterwarda  of  regular  cavalry,  were 
brought  forward  to  quell  the  tumult.   The 
military  of  all  classes  acted  with  exem>«t 
plary  forbearance,  and* not  a  single  life 
wa$.lost,  nor  a  blowLwith  the  sabre  given. 
Th$  same  Priest  who  raised  the  disturb- 
ance of  this  morning,  had  once  attempted 
something  of  the  sameMkind  early  in  the 
reign  <of  Buonaparte;  but  pretensions  of 
that -nature  were  not  to  the  taste  of  him 
who  never  tolerated  a  double  tyranny-*- 
tho.x)ffeuding  Cure  was   in  couKcquenoe 
put  out  of  office.— An  article  in  the  Jour- 
nal des  Debats  of  Feb.  16,  which  appears 
to  come  from  the  penof  M.Chateaubriand, 
apologizes  for*  the  conduct  of  the  Paro« 
ehial  Priest  on  the  occasion,  hy  adverting 
to  tjie.  opinions  of  the  Primitive  Christians, 
respecting  the  profession  of  Players  ;  and 
by    observing, ,  that,    from  conscientious 
molives,  he  might  refuse  to  oelebrate  the 
funeral  of  one  who,  .he  had-  reason  to 
suppose,  did  not  die  in  tke  communion -of 
the.  C!hu<x:h. 

Jan:  1 5.  At  her  mother's,  Cambarwell, 
the'fUughter  of  the  late  John  Buxton,  esq. 
At  Ziiley-Hii|«  the  seat  of  Henry  Vin- 
cent, «sq*  General  the  Hon.  Wm.  Hervey, 
uncle  to  the  Earl  of  Coventry,  and  nearly 
related  to  the  Countess  of  Liverpool  and 
the  J^rl  of  Bristol.  He  was.  a  peculiar 
favourite  of  his  Majesty.  His  life  and 
fortune  were  .devoted  to  the  discovery  and 
ftUof  of  dMerf  ing  olje0ii« 


At.  Lambeib,   aged  83,  Mrs.  Francdh 

Blytb. 

At  PariSj  the  Duke  de  Fleury,  Peer  of 
France,  and  First  Gentleman  to  Louis 
XVin.  About  a  fortnight  before,  he 
broke  his  feg,  but  appeared  to  have  re- 
covered from  that  accident,  borne  friends 
who  had  passed  the  evening  with  him  left 
him  al  10  o'clock,  and  he  died  at  H. 

At  Vienna^  Wm.  MontUgo,  csq.'iecoiid 
son  of  Mathaw  Montagu,  esq^of  Port* 
man-square. 

At  Copenhagen,  aged  74,  the  leamdd 
astronomer  Bugge,  having  served  the  Slate 
58  years,  under  three  KirigsJ     . 

Jan,    10.      In  Gower^street,    Bedford^ 
square,    in  his   9l8t  year,  Samud  Gist, 
esq.  who  is  said  to  'have  amassed  more 
than  half  a  million- of  money.     He  waa 
formerly   captain    of   a   Carolina    mer- 
chant-ship, and  afterwards  entered  Lloyds 
Coifee-hOusei  and -was  one   of   its   most 
fortunate  adventurers,  and  from  which  Ue 
retired  about  ^0  jrears  ago.     For  some^ 
time  preceding  bis  death,   be  'sought  With 
great  anxiety  for  any  fanrily  of  his  owb 
singular  name,  in  the  hope  of  fiatng  upoli 
a  male  inheritor  the  bulk  of  his  vast  pro*' 
perty;  but  without  success.  -  He  was  ediH 
cated  in  the  Free  School  at  Bristol ;  Mr«' 
Sellick,  of  Bristol,  a  nephew  by  the  mot^" 
tber's  side,  ia  likely  eventually  to  poisesir 
the  bulk  of  his  fortune,  which  is  isosit  un^ 
expected,    he  having  -  only  ocoasiosAllw 
hadany  communication  with  the  deoeasodi'' 
His  two  daughters  are,   however,   hand- 
somely provided  for.— Mr.  Gist  baa  be- 
queathed a  veryliandsome  legacy  to  tho 
school  in  which  he  was  educated* 

At  Wincantoa,  aged  75,  Wm.  Bracfaeff' 
a  respectable  member  of  the  ^Society  ^ 
Friends. 

In  North  Wales,  R.  B.  Hesketh,  esq.  of 
Bamford-hall,  Lancashire. 

•/an.  17.    Mr.  Thomas  Froggatt^  Of  the* 
Bank  of  England. 

At  Wm.  Wilberforce's,  esq.  Kensiagtoa'^ 
Gore,    aged  53,   Henry   Thornton,  esq*- 
(of  the  firm  of   Down^  Thornton,-  and 
Free,  bankers),  M.  P.  fbr  Southwark,  for  - 
which  borough  he  was -first  returned  In 
1783.     He  was  the  founder -of  the  Sierra 
Leone  Company,  of  which  he  was  chair* 
man  in   1789.     He  seconded  Mr.  Fox'a- 
motion  for  the  repeal  of  the  $bop>tax*  :  lu 
1797,  he  voted  with  Mr.  (now  Lord)  Qrey* 
in  favour  of  Parliamentary  Reform  |  in 
the  same  Session  he  moved  the  previous' 
question,  on  a  motion  of  his  Lordship  for 
censuring  Ministers  for  the  advances  made  • 
by  the  Bank.    He  sustained  two  violent 
electioneering-contests  for  Southwark,  in 
1806,  and  1807}  and  sat  in  sevan  Parlia-  - 
iments,  besides  the  present,  for  Southwark* ' 
a  P^noj^  of  32  years.    A  more  uprigbl^ 
indepeftent,  and  truly  virtuous  maot  hat  * 
iie?«r  admrned  the  jSenate;  while  in  privjato 

life 


til)  the  close  oF  hii  llTe  \e  andimiuiihed 
ardour.  Tbe  late  Charles  QrsTille,  -wall 
kooDii  for  hi]  reSned  taitain.  oirlu,  asd 
who  waa  ■  promiaenl  cliaruiter  id  Iha 
world  of  gallaotir,  va'  tbe^Prolecler,  to 
UHt  ^he  meli-bied  langua^  of,  Xbe.  pulite 
circles,  of  Ladjp  ,  HaniiluiQ,  ■  for  aome 
jeirs;  sail  when  his  upple,  the  late  Sir 
Wiltiam  Hamiliua,  wanta'l  Co-  take  abroad 
with  hio>  a  thtrc  tmie.  berecommeDdad 
Ihe  Ladj.  wJlb  la  good  a  lieiacltr,.  (hatSir 
William  look  her  wilh  him; . and,  having 
a  reliiDce  on  hec  fideUtj.  mariied  her. 
SirWilliamretuiaadta  thia  comity;, :  for 
the  purpote  of  getiinR  her  iatraduced  at 
Court,  ^n  (wdor  to- proeiue.a  similaf  .ho- 
noiiti.ror.^fr  at  the,  Cqurt.,uf  >MapU'»i  hot 
foi^ad.  it  i^oisible  for  him  to  enKbJt;  her 

fends  the  purity  of  Britiah  Majtitjr.  Jir 
WdliBiii,  therefore,  [fturoadta  Naiilsi; 
and.  the  ,Lai]r>  hy.Ji«r  own  talents  aiid 
aiaiduity.  reootomehiodiisraelf  lo^wellto 
the  King  aodQueenof  thatkuigdiMD..  ^hat 
tbeb^MOte  a  great  favouiite.withitwth, 
aqd.pwt^calarlf  with  the  latter.      Sbe 


folk-street,  Strand. 
-  Captaiu  Weair,  of  the^Easb  India  Com- 
prnr'a  aerfice. 

Aged  80,  David  Cuming,  eaq.  of  High- 
bury-placa. 

At  Walnorth,  in  her  79th  yoar,  Mra, 
Eiizabeth,Fa8ler. 

At  Mootroie,  Bged'a4,-Mc.  A.  Mearaa, 
ihip-maater.  'He  was  one  of  the  crew 
of  the  Solabay-  frigate,  whi«h  Engaged 
with  M.  Thurot,  off  the  Bedhead,  in  Haj 

ns9. 

At  Paris,  Ihe  Harquis  de  Bonfflen, 
known  more  generally  by  the  title  of  Che- 
valier de  Bonfflers.— He.waa  a  membaf 
of  the  French  Academy,  and  one  of  the 
Asaiatani  Administrators  of  Ihe  Mazarine 
Library,  fie  had  Wn  robbed  of  all  hia 
proparCy,  daring  tbe  Keiolotion ;  and  aap- 
port<;d  bimseir  ubIj  by  hia  wrjtinga.  Ha 
■aa  tbe  author  of  "  Attae,"  and  aeTenI 
other  light  piooes,  diitiaguidied  fbr  their 
humour  and  gaiety. 

Jan.'19.  Mr.  ShuU,  of  Newgale-itreet, 
tea-daaler. 

Mr.  Dataatu,  of  Uw-SUBp-offl(». 


1 84      Obituary ;  xtith  Anecdotes  of  remarkable  Persons.     [F^b. 


In  bit  3Sd  year,  Mr.  James  Robins,  of 
Great  Russell-Htre^i,  fiioomsbury,  whose 
fortitude  and  resignation  under  sufferings 
for  28  weeks  (ucnasionc^d  by  the  rupture 
■  of  a  vessel  on  his  lungs,  which  terminated 
in  a  decline)  were  truly  exemplary. 

After  a  long-protracted  state  of  suffering, 
aged  19,  Eliza,  ihe  adoptive  daiigbier  of 
Madame  Dupoiit,  of  Russell- square.  In 
her  w«re  united  great  disinterestedness 
mnd  elevation  of  mind,  acuie  sensibility, 
and  real  humility.  Taken  fr«>m  obscurity, 
she  became  an  unconscious  example  of 
gratitude,  benevolence,  and  piety.  By 
the  pleasure  she  felt  in  the  performance  of 
every  duty,  her  actions  seemed  to  fl  •«  from 
principle  and  piety.  From  infancy  she 
Jived  as  she  might  die ;  having  a  strong 
tense  of  the  presence  of  her  Creator,  to 
whom  in  prayer  few  young  persons  could 
be  more  fervent.  Her  removal  from  this 
life  is  the  more  lamented,  as  with  her,  the 
influence  of  a  truly  virtuous,  amiable  cha- 
racter, '\*  tost;  yet  from  the  purity  and 
piety  of  her  mind,  most  conspicuous  du- 
ring her  illness,  much  consolation  is  derived. 
Mr.  George  Truwhitt,  solicitor;  who 
transacted  the  business  of  the  parish  of  St. 
Mary-le-Strand  nearly  40  years,  22  of 
which  he  was  Vestry  Clerk. 

At  Henley,  Oxon,  in  bis  85th  year,  Sa- 
muel P.  Rolls,  e^q. 

John  Chamberlain,  esq.  of  Red-hill,  in 
the  commifnsion  of  ^be  peace  for  Noitiog- 
ham,  and  Sheriff  in  1784. 

At  £xeter,  Harriet,  daughter  of  the 
Rev.  Dr.  Hind,  late  vicar  of  Rochdale, 
Lancashire. 

Aged  57,  Mr.  John  Goldthorp,  ofBifig- 
bouse,  near  Halifax,  card>maker,  a  man 
possessed  of  strong  natural  talents,  and  of 
the  most  inflexible  integrity;  whose  at- 
taiuments  were  various,  and  may  be 
thought  extraordinary  when  the  disadvan* 
tages  of  his  education  are  taken  into  Con- 
sideration. He  was  skilled  in  almost  all 
the  branches  T>f  natural,  philosophy,  and 
bad  some  knowledge  of  chemistry,  which 
he  chiefly  acquired  by  the  great  encou- 
ragement be  gave  to  lectures  in  those 
leienoes;  and  to  a  circulating  library  at 
Brigbouse,  which  he  greatly  contributed  to 
establish.  He  was  also  a  great  proficient 
in  music,  which  he  probably  valued  more 
than  any  other  of  his  acquirements. 

At  Durham,  ^ged  52,  Mr.  R.  Wethe- 
raid,  printer,  youngest  son  of  the  l&ieMr. 
R.  Wetherald,  who  was  the  first  that  estab- 
lished the  printing- business  in  Sunderland. 
At  Clifton,  Bridgend,  co.  Glamorgao, 
John  Blackwell,  esq.  late  of  Bristol. 

Jan.  20.  In  Montague-place,  Monta« 
gue  square,  aged  66,  Mary,  wife  of  Ri- 
chard James  Lawrence,  esq.  of  Fairfield, 
Jamaica.  She  was  born  in  Jamaica,  the 
daughter  of  JThomas  Hall,  esq.  of  Kirk- 
Patrick,  and  Woronter,  (descended  froin 


the  antient  family  pf  the  Haifa  of  Woreat- 
tershire)  by  Mary,  daughter  of  0avid 
Dehaney,  esq.  of  Barbican,  and  the  Pomly 
(descended  from  a  noble  family  in  the  Na- 
therlands).  Distinguished  (or  her  beauty* 
she  was  pourtrayed  by  West  in  two  of  Ids 
most  admired  pictures :  first,  as  Una ; 
and  secondly,  a'  Fidelia,  in  his  Fidelta  and 
Spei  anza ;  but  the  memory  of  her  virtues 
will  survive  the  works  of  the  artist.  Her 
husband  and  five  sous  regret  her.  She  is 
interred  in  the  chapel  of  St.  John  Wood, 
Mary-le-bone. 

In   Upper- Berkeley-street,   Mrs.   Hoi- 
lingberv,  relict  of  the  late.Dr.  Holliiigber'y. 
In  Woburn- place,    Anne,   wife  of   T« 
Hasker,  esq  of  the  Post-ofBte. 

Huet  Johnson,  esq.  of  Welt-walfc,  Hamp* 
stead. 

At  Tottenham-green,  aged  17,  Mary, 
daughter  of  William  Phillips,  esq. 

At  Dickleburgh,  Norfolk,  Mrs.  Sttsan 
Ayton.  daughter  of  the  late  John  AytoD, 
esq.  of  Harleston,  Norfolk. 

At  Bath,  Mary,  wife  of  Frederick  Lin- 
deman,  esq.  his  Britannic  Majesty's  Con» 
sul  at  Bahia. 

Jan.  21.  In  Mark  lane,  after  more 
than  five  years  unexampled  suffering,  aged 
42,  Mary,  wife  of  T.  Barrett,  esq. 

At  Kaling,  Middleseib,  in  his  6i5th  year* 
Charles  Armstrong,  esq.  of  Upper  Char- 
lotte-street, Fitzroy-square. 

At  Caversham,  Oxon,  in  his  ibsd  year, 
Mr.  H.Cottrell,  lateofBurghfield,  Berks. 
At  Stoke,  near  Plymonih,  Che  wife  of 
Capt.  Cumby,  of  H.  M.  S.  Hyperion. 

Jan,  22.  The  wife  of  Mr.  J.  iHirser,  of 
Finch-lane,  Comhill. 

At  her  son's.  Hackney,  in  her  94th  yi!ar, 
Mrs.  Urquhart. 

At  Newington,  in  her  77th  year,  Mrs. 
Anne  Biddte. 

In  his  61st  year,  Wm.  Leigh,  esq.  of 
Roby.hall,  near  Liverpool. 

At  Mr.  Twamley's,  Warwick,  aged  61, 
Mrs.  Kettle,  relict  of  John  Kettle,  esq.  of 
OverSeile,  co.  Leicester;  daagbter of  ihe 
late  Mr.  Twamley,  of  Warwick. 

After  a  short  illness,  aged  19,  Strab 
Lloyd,  second  daughter  of  Richard  Suoi- 
mers  Harford,  of  Ebbw  Vale,  00.  Moa- 
mouth,  iron-master. 

Jan,  23.  In  his  70ih  year,  James  Henry 
Casamajor,  esq.  of  Manchester-square, 
lately  a  member  of  the  Goverameat  of 
Madras.  He  had  served  the  East  India  Com- 
pany above  40  ]rear»,  with  a  seal,  fidelity, 
and  integrity,  exceeded  by  none  %  his  vhr- 
toes  ia  private  life  jttstly  endeared  him  to 
all,  and  render  bis  loss  irreparable. 

In  Wimpcde-street,  aged  71,  John  Craw- 
ley, esq.  of  Stockwood,  near  Luton,  Beds. 
In  AfgylUstreet,  after  a  most  lingoing 
and  painful  illness,  borne  iritb  that  pa* 
tun'  resignation  and  unaffectad  pi6ty  ac* 
quired  only  by  a  well-ipent  liib^  hi  bar  , 

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tiletils  an^  inlegriiy,  at  ilie  head  of  the 
lilt  of  Member)  of  Ihe  Stuck  Exchange 
■ho  bjTe  conUaeted  •ilh  Government  for 
tbe  late  Loans  ^  and  in  \h\t  l>i.!;h  tnisl  re> 
aetied  Ihe  cardial  Ihaoka  uf  thdl  bodj^ 
for  hit  faonoiitabl?  coptjucl. 

AgedIG,  Anne,  e^devl  daU)[Ltert>f  R«t. 
W.  Mur'K,  D.  D.  recioi'  of  Si.  Peter's, 
Wallingford,  Beilu;  sod  vicar  of  Bishorr'j 
Laviogton,  Wills, 

At  Bath,  aged  62,  Sir  Charles  Wa/re 
Malet,  bart.  of  Wilbur; -boute,  Wilti.  He 
«a*ial1B5s|ipainledplenipaleDliarylotbe 
court  of  the  Feahwa,  or  head  of  the  Mah- 

the  Great  Mogul,  and  been  created  one  of 
the  nobles  of  bii  empire.      He  nas  alut  for 

and  left  India  in  1798.  H*  was  created  a 
B«ron«  Peb.  12,  1191. 

Jan.  f5.  la  Thayer-street.  at  an  ad- 
ranced  age,  Mrs.  Elizabeih  Tufnell.  siiier 
oflbeUte  Colonel  Tufnell,  Royal  Iteei- 
mentof  Korw-goardi,  Bhiei. 

la  hii  SSth  vear,  G.  Ailun,  esq.  of 
Buuier-ti|Dan:,  formerly  of  the  [stand  of 
Suta-Cruz. 

OlMT.  Mju.  Fciruary,  ISIS. 

12 


Sir  Ceiiffrey  de  Skefllnglan,  wa«,  iu  12^1, 
possessed  of  lands  at  Skeffington,  Iq  Lei- 
cestershire.—Sir  William  was  born  June 
n,  1142,  ami  aerted  in  tbe  Fint  Regi'. 
meat^f  Foot-Guards  for35yea^;  hewas 
appointed  otieof  (he  ifaqmrcsto  his  Royal 
Highntsi  Prince  Frederick,  Puke  of  York, 
at  tbe  luftallation  of  Itae  Knigbts  of  lbs 
Most  Honourable  Order  of  Ibe  Balh  id 
m2  i  lie  was  Deputy  Lieutenant  for  the 
county  of  Lo'csaier,  and  aas elected  P.S.  A. 
in  1193.  Al  Iha  imjiorUni  crisis  of  1794 
Sir  Wiiliam  was  Colonel  of  the  Uicester- 
Bhire  YeoDnanrjr  Cavalry,  whicb  wat  th< 
first  legiiT^ent  ofYeomanry  that  was  coiD- 
pleted  and  made  iti  reiurns  to  GoTerD' 
meat.  Sir  William  Skeffiaglon  was  dis. 
linguished,  in 

life,  the  duties 
by  ardour,  am 


l8i      Obituary;  with  Anecdotes  of  rtmarkahU  Persons.      [Feli.' 


In  tbe  Sti-and,  Capt.  R.  Oakley,  R.K 
At  Wandsworth,    Surrey,   in    his   90th 
year,  Th'»mas  Barwis,  fsq. 

In  his  1 2th  year,  J^mes,  fourth  son  of 
Stcpht?n  C-ittley,  esq.  of  CambcrWell. 

At  Deptford,  in  her  80ih  year,  Mrs. 
Elizabeth  Meriton,  widow  of  Capt.  L.  Me- 
riton,  many  years  commander  of  a  ship 
in  the  Barbadoes  trade. 

At  her  daughter's,  London,  aged  63, 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Hunt,  of  Stockton-upon- 
Tees,  Durham. 

At  Rev.William  Clcrke's,  rector  of  Nor- 
ton, Suffolk,  aged  83,  Mrs.  Jervis^,  relict 
of  the  late  Rer.  William  Jervis,  many 
years  the  venerable  minister  of  a  respect- 
able congregation  of  Protestant  Dissenters 
at  Ipswich.  This  worthy  and  excellent 
person  was  one  of  the  last  surviving 
nieces  of  .the  Right  Rev.  Dr.  Lavinglon, 
formerly '  Bishop  of  Rxeter.  She  was  a 
Christian  in  the  best  sense  of  the  word ; 
whose  life  and  conduct  were  strictly  in 
unison  with  the  principles  she  professed. 
With  a  mind  upright,  innocent,  and  pure, 
and  a  temper  well  regulated,  tranquil,  and 
serene,  she  was  ever  conscientious  in  the 
exercise  of  those  domestic  virtues  which 
are  essential  both  to.  personal  and  social 
comfort;  aud  in  the  practical  observance 
of  the  great  duties  of  humility,  piety,  and 
benevolence.  In  her  declining  years,  she 
supported  4he  depressions  of  age,  and  the 
gradual  decays  of  nature,  with  exemplary 
patience,  meekness,  and  resignation  to 
the  disposals  of  a  wise  and  gracious  Pro- 
vidence; while  her  growing  infirmities 
were  soothed  and  alleviated  by  the  kindest 
solicitude  and  the  tenderest  attentions  of 
filial  duty  and  affection.  She  meitheaweful 
approaches  of  dissolution  with  calmness 
and  composure  of  spirit,  sustained  by 
humble  hope  and  pions  trust  in  the  pro- 
mises of  the  Gospel,  and  the  inexhaustible 
consolations  of  infinite  mercy ;  thus 
bearing  testimony  to  the  truth  and  effi- 
cacy of  those  exalted  principles  which 
suggested  that  instructive  and  affecting 
appeal — "  See  in  what  peace  the  Christian 
can  die!" 

At  Hook  Norton,  Oxon,  Mr.  James 
H-trris,  apothecary.  Ice  whose  integrity 
and  manly  conduct  proonred  him  the  ap- 
probation and  esteem  of  an  extensive  circle 
of  friends.    He  has  left  a  wife  and  family. 

Jan,  27.  In  Harpur-street,  Red  Lion- 
square,  aged  S7,  the  wife  of  B.  Smith,  esq. 

Frances- Mary,  relict  of  the  late  Wm. 
Tustin,  esq.  of  Fludyer-street. 

In  Baker-street,  Portman-iquare,  R.  B; 
llarcourt,  esq.  late  of  Pendley,  Herts. 

At  Greenwich,  Mrs.  Cannon,  widow  of 
the  late  £.  Cannon,  esq.  of  Rye^  Sussex. 

At  Cranford,  co.  Northampton,  Doro- 
thea«  tbf  lady  of  Sir  George  Robinson, 
bait.-  She  was  the  only  daughter  of  John 
Chesttr>  esq.  of  London. 


Jan,  28.  In  her  (Ist  year,  Sarah,  wife 
of  Thomas  Baker,  esq.  of  Barking,  B^tex. 

At  Bath,  in  his  6th  year,  Thomas-Al- 
fred, son  of  the  Rev.  Thomas  Broadburst, 
Belvedere  House. 

Jan.  29.  At  the  Lodge,  St.  John's  col- 
lege, Cambridge,  aged  84,  Rev.  Wm. 
Craven,  D.  T).  master  of  that  society,  for- 
merly professor  of  Arabic,  which  profes- 
sorship he  resigned  in  1793.  In  1750  he 
was  elected  one  of  the  scholars  on  Lord 
Craven*s  foundation.  He  todk  the  degree 
of  B.  A.  in  1753,  and  was  fourth  wrangler, 
as  well  as  first  Chancellor's  medallist ; 
M.  A.  1736,  and  D.  D.  1799,  in  which 
year  he  was  elected  «o  the  Mastership,  oo 
the  death  of  Dr.  Chevalier.  About  40 
years  ago  he  published  a  small  volume  of 
Sermons  ;  and  two  years  since  a  second 
edition  of  <'  Jewish  and  Christian  Di^p^o- 
sations  compared.*'  v    . 

Jan.  30.  In  Abingdon-street,  aged  ^7, 
John  Bligh,  esq. 

Jan.  31.  In  his  66th  year,  Wm.  Rhodes, 
M.  A.  formerly  fellow  of  Worcester. col- 
lege. In  1792  he  was  elected  superior 
Bedel  in  the  faculties  of  Medicine  and 
Arts,  in  which  office  he  conducted  himself 
with  the  strictest  integrity  and  punctuality.  > 
He  was  also  proctor  in  the  University, 
court,  and  coroner  for  the  University. 

Lately,  In  Charles- stitet,  Grosvenor- 
square,  in  his  43d  year,  Sir  Charles  WaU 
kins  Simpson,  bart. 

In  Gloucester- place,  Eliza  Anne,  se- 
cond daughter  of  Col.  Hughes,  M.  P. 

In  Charlotte-street,  Portland-pl8ce,l^rs» 
Katherine  Lorimer,  widow  of  Dr.  John  L. 

At    her  brother's,  B.  Broughton,  e8<][. 
Old  Burlington-street,  Mrs.  Eliza-Maria' 
Wood,  relict  of  Adam  Wood,  esq. 

At  his  friend's,  Mr.  Benjamin  Severn, 
Queen-street,  Cheapside,  on  bis  return 
from  Mogadore,  after  a  few  days'  illness, 
George  Leame,  esq. 

The  wife  of  W.  Willoughby,  esq.  of  Mi- 
tre-court.  Temple,  formerly  of  Salisbury. 

Of  a  cancer  io  the  nose,  with  which  h« 
bad  been  affllicted  two  years,  Mr.  G. 
Wilmot,  of  St  George^s-fields. 

Lieut.  G.  Green,  late  commaodiitg  tht 
Steady  gun-brig. 

At  Clapham-rise,  aged  S8,  John  Ma- 
(bison,  esq.  of  the  "EaSX  India  Hoose,  who,^ 
witi)  Mr.  Mason,  has  for  many  years  pub- 
lished «  The  East  India  Calendar.'' 

By  opeuing  of  ^  wound  received  in 
Holland,  under  the  Duke  of  York,  aged 
62,  Capt  Wright,  of  Somers'-towo. 

At  Brentford,  Joseph  Mead,  esq. 

Fn  returning  from  London  to  Tottenham 
with  his  motber  in  a  post-chaise,  aged  21, 
George  Core,  esq. 

On  his  way  to  Bsth,  lor  the  recovery 
of  his  heahh,  Gen.  Bruce,  late  of  the  East 
India  Conoipany's  service. 

On  her  way  to  Bath,  two  days  ftfter  her 

miptials. 


JhJiDA  PiOKGe,  ricar  of  UJirlisb. 

L^ans  Walrt^J,  eaq.  of  Moitralb,  near 
CaUumpton. 

At  HimtOD,  aged  %,  J.  Hulchinioo, 
farmer;  sboac  aire  dleii  in  March  laii, 
aged  93.  This  rtnerable  pair  Jived  ta 
■adioek  aear  73  fcari. 

AtSbornclifr,aged73,jBineiiNool]i,ciq. 

At  ibe  parsonage,  Berr;-Narber,  Jam, 
wife  of  KcT.  W.  |;>|ience. 

RiiT.  T.  Wright,  M.  A.  recior  otOulde, 
CO.  Marthamptun,  formerly  fellow  of 
BraWQoau  college,  and  leaior  proclor  of 
Ibe  UniTPriiiy  in  170  j. 

Dorut—M  Houlisoood,  Mrs.  Rideol, 
nlicc  of  R«v.  P.  Ridout,  whom  sbe  sup- 
T)*ad  buta  few  veelis.  (See  our  last  vo- 
lume, p.  eio.) 

At  CbElnak,  aged  9t,  Mrs.  Mary  Obh- 
lett,  motber  of  Kev.  Joha  Meolett,  murn- 
iag  preacher  at  the  Foutrdling  HoipitaL 

Darhom — At  Kyhupe,  afttr  retiiiiig  lo 
bed  in  nerfect  bealtb,  aged  ii,  Geo.  Fai- 


At  Liverpool,  aged  SS,  Charlotte,  eldeit 
dai^litei  of  Joseph  Greavei,  eatf. 

Gi'o   Eilw.  Dale,  esq.  banker,  Lirerpool. 

Mr.  Wm.  Peel,  of  Peel-fold,  near  Black- 
bum,  couiio  lo  Sir  Robert  Peel.  b«rt. 

LekesUrshirt  —  At  hia  father's,  Sea!- 
A>bby-[le-la   Zovch,    Wattw 


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Uacalnshirt — At  Lincoln,  aged  90j  Mr. 
Alderman  Ifent,  who  served  tbe  ofSce  of 
Mayor  in  HEO  and  ITS^,  viS  chamber- 
laiB  in  lTi7,  and  high  shtrilT  in  1760. 

MMmoulhiiirt—Aiaiepstaw,  Mrs.  Eli- 
zabeth Koowlen,  Ibe  lail  branch  of  a  ra-  - 
spetlable  family  there. 

Elizabeth,  daugbtecof  John  Davis,  ii.D. 
late  vicar  of  MonmouLh. 

NorJulk~tA  Korwich,  aged  83,  John 
Cufande,  esq. 

In  the  Upper  Close,  Norwich,  Mri. 
Peach,  relict  of  the  late  Edvard  Peacb, 
esq.  of  SuDdridge,  Keut,  and  fornerlr 
widoiv  of  Rav.  Edwaril  Leatbea,  of  SeeX 
bam,  Norfolk. 

Al  Ayleiham,  P.  Copeman,  esq.  banker. 

Kurlhumierlaad  —  AL  Newcastle,  Rear- 
adm.  W.  CiuilMuD. 


188       Obituary;  with  Anecdotes  of  remarkable  Persons.     [Feb* 


AbWf— At  Southwell,  Mrs.  Lindley,  re- 
lict of  Lindley,  esq.  of  Mansfield. 

Salop — The  wife  of  Rev.  James  Mat- 
thews, of  Shrewsburv. 

John  Povey^  esq.  of  Derwen-y-pandy, 
Oswestry. 

Rev.  R,  W.  B.  Hill,  rector  of  Waters 
Upton,  eldest  son  of  Rev.  Robert  Hill  of 
Hough.  Cheshire. 

Somtrset  —  At  Bath,  Rev.  Henry  Wil- 
liams, rector  of  Charlbury,  Dorset. 

At  Bath,  Rt.  Hon.  Lady  Clarina,  relict 
of  thn  late  Gen.  Loid  Baron  Clarina,  of 
the  j^iogdom  of  Ireland,  who  was  in  the 
battle  of  CuUodeu,  and  commanded  the 
grenadiers  at  the  taking  of  Havannah, 
Niagara,  &c.  Her  Ladyship  was  one  of 
the  daughters  of  the  first  Earl  of  Leitrim. 

At  Bath,  Mrs.  Evans,  relict  of  Charles 
Evans,  esq.  of  Jamaica. 

At  Bath,  aged  71,  Brownlow  Bate,  esq. 
spn  of  Rev.  J.  Bate,  formerly  rector  of 
Eiaston,  ^ud  dean  of  Stamford. 

At  Bridgewater,  Wm.  Anstice,  esq.  an 
emment  surgeon,  aqd  one  of  the  alder- 
inen  of  that  borough. 

At  Shepton  Mallet,  aged  ^4,  Mr.  Tho-: 
mas  Skone,  an  eminent  brewer,  and  a 
truly  benevolent  and  upright  man. 

At  Timsbury,  Elizabeth,  wife  of  Rev.  B. 

Smith,  daughter  of  the  late  Bush, 

esq.  of  Bradford,  Wilts. 

At  Nether  Stowey,  Mrs.  Stevens,  relict 
of  the  !atQ  Abraham  Stevens,  esq. 

Staffordshire  —  At  Aldridge,  aged  90, 
Mrs.  Wylde,  relict  ©f  Rev.  John  Wylde, 
of  Bellbioughton,  co.  Worcester. 

At  Newcastle,  Edw.  Ford,  esq.  alder- 
man, and  acting  partner  of  the  banking- 
bouse  of  Horwood,  Sparrow,  and  Co. 

The  youngest  daughter  of  Roger  Vaugh- 
ton,  esq.  of  Ashfurlon-house. 

At  Oaken,  near  llV^olverhamptou,  aged 
76,  Henry  Wood,  esq. 

At  Clayton,  in  her  S2d  year,  Anne,  re- 
lict of  T.  Lovatt,  esq. 

Suffolk  —  At  Bury,  aged  36,  W.  Ba- 
sham,  Ciiq.  captain  of  marines. 

At  Bury,  the  eldest  daughter  of  Dr. 
W.'Norford. 

£.  Stock,  esq.  of  Church  Hall,  Broxted. 
At  Lavenham-parsonage,    in  her  $8th 
year,  Mis.  Adams,  relict  of  Rev.  6.  Adams, 
formerly  rector  of  Widdington,  Essex. 

Aged  75,  Mrs.  F.  Aniiys,  whose  life  was 
exemplary,  and  whose  death  was  calm 
and  lesigned. 

Surrey — At  his  seat  in  Surrey,  Major 
John  Meares,  late  of  Tallabont,  co.  Pem- 
broke. 

Sussex  —  At  Lewes,  aged  100,  David 
Gaul,  esq.  who  was  34  years  paymaster  of 
the  Sussex  militia,  and  has  been  with  the 
regiment  from  the  time  of  its  being  em- 
bodied. 

fVartolcksMre — At  Rugby,  in  his  llth 
year,  Edward  Ambrose  Hume,  youngest 


son  of  Abraham   Hume,  esq.  of  Bilton 
Grange,  co.  Warwick. 

Rebecca,  wife  of  Wm.  Andersdn,  eiq. 
of  Mosetey  Wake  Green,  near  Birmingham. 
Mary,  relict  of  J.  Yates,  esq.  of  Bor* 
desley, 

fViiCs — In  the  Close,  Salisbury,  Rer. 
Arthur  Dodwell,  M.  A.  formerly  of  Mag* 
daleo  college,  Oxford,  vicar  of  Bishop's 
Cannings,  prebendary  of  St.  David's,  and 
nearly  40  years  perpetual  curate  of  St. 
Thomas,  Oxford. 

Worcestershire — At  Worcester,  the'  wife 
of  Thomas  Brockhurst,  esq.  of  Spring- 
field, near  Gloucester. 

Yorkshire — At  York,  Rev.  H.  Dunnett, 
rector  of  St.  John's,  Liverpool. 

At  Staveley,  aged  70,  the  wife  of  Rev, 
James  Hartley,  rector  of  that  place. 

W.  Marshall,  esq.  of  Newton  Kime, 
near  Tadcaster. 

At  Cottingham,  aged  68,  Dr.  Norris. 
At  Stockton,    in  his   81st  year,  Wm«* 
Wansbrough  Pinchard,  esq. 

At  Selby,  aged  84,  Thos.  Weddell,  esq. 
Feb.  1.  In  his  32d  year,  John  Bowdler« 
jnn.  esq.  barrister-at-iaw. 

In  her  32d  year,  Anne,  only  daughter  of 
J.  Slegg,  esq.  John-street,  Bedford-rdw. 

In  Chatham -place,  Mrs.  Richard  Witts, 
relict  of  R.  Witts,  esq. 

Feb.  2.  In  Lamb's  Conduit-street,  aged 
86,  James  Andersotf,  esq. 
Duncan  Campbell,  esq,  Bedford- square. 
Feb,  3.  At  Stoke  Newiogton,  Mrs.  Lu-  - 
cadou,  relict  of  J.  D.  Lucadou,  esq. 

At  Rev.  Dr.  Stephens's,  Devc^sbtre- 
place,  in  her  85th  year,  Mrs.  Jeffery,  mo* 
ther  of  Mrs.  Stephens,  and  last  'snrviTm|; 
sister  of  the  Wilkins,  formerly  of  Great 
Lodge,  near  Tunbridge,  Kent« 

At  Twickenham,  aged  33,  the  wife  of 
Wm.  Thompson,  esq. 

Lady  Anne  Talbot,  relict  of  W.  Ttdbot, 
esq.  of  Roscommon,  Ireland,  daughter  of 
the  late  Earl  of  Glandore. 

Feb,  4-  In  New-street,  Spring-gardepSt 
ii^  his  70ih  year,  J.  Birch,  esq.  snirgeoa 
extraordinary  to  the  Prince  Regent. 

At  his  son-in-law's,  Bishopsgate-streetf 
aged  77,  Mr.  John  Birch,  of  Hamme>-smith. 
In  Port  I  and- pi  ace,  after  a  few  davs' 
illness,  in  his  73d  year.  Sir  John  SheiBeTd, 
bart.  of  Norma'nby-hall,  CO.  Lincoln;-  He 
married  Charlotte  Sophia,  eldest  daughter 
of  the  late  Hon.  and  Rev.  Wm.  Digby, 
dean  of  Durham  j  but,  having  no  issu^, 
the  title  and  estates  devolve  on  his  brother. 
Rev.  Robert* Shfffield.  His  remams  were 
removed  on  the  13th  instant  for  in- 
teripent  in  the  family  vauli  of  the  Dakes 
of  Buckingham,  at  Barton  Strather,  co. 
Lincoln.  Few  inen  lived  more  respected. 
Feb,  5.  In  bis  62d  year,  John  Roberts, 
esq.  of  Lamb's  Condiiit-street. 

Feb,  6.  Jane,  wife  of  Thonas  Soley, 
esq.  of  Vemon-place,  Bkxmisbiiiy-iqoare. 

feb. 


Alcuck  Bill,  eiq.  of  Claphsm- road -place.  - 

Fei.  13.  Ai  CLelHs,  Mrt.  EMzibetb 
Sprau,  widow  of  the  late  Francis  Spiatt, 
esq.  of  Salisbury. 

Id  WoK ing It im- place,  aged  SI.  George 
Chnry.  eiq.  foimerly  cbainnaD  oFih?  V  io- 
tualling  Bnard,  from  abich  be  bad  relired 
tOtDft  year-  irace. 

Al  Rot  be«e> -terrace,  near  Stoke  New- 
iogtoo.  aged  13,  Mr.  Wm.  Stvell,  lale  of 
Conihill. 

■  Fei.  13.  In  Bedford-roi',  of  a  contunip- 
tioD,  aged  li,  Charlei  Henry  Huii'.n,  a 
very  promitnig  yo<itb.  «an  of  M^ijor  gen. 
BaUOD  ol  ibe  K'lyal  Anillerv,  and  giaad- 
■on  of  l>r.  Hultoii  .if  Bedfoni-row. 

At  HammerniiuLh,  in  hii  63d  year,  J. 

Fti.  14.     Id   hia  asd  ^ear,  in  conie- 

■hiiit  engaged  io  a  hunting-party  in  the 
nelgbbourhni^d  of  Killiney.  Qeorge-Jahn 
Frederick  Sai-kvtlle,  fourth  Duke  of  Doiaet. 
Thia  young  nobleman,  oho  had  been  on  a 
TiiitluLordPoirericourl,  iraiiBn  adventu- 

faMbotMUMii,  and  enteridf  armljinio  thf 


C.  Dibdiit.  When  he  gaie  up  hia  aiioaiioB 
■I  [be  Weill,  be  became  a  part  pruprielor 
of  the  picture*  of  the  Battles  uf  ^rmitapa* 
tarn,  fcc.  exhiliited  at  the  Lyceum  lome 
years  since ;  at  which  place  Mr.  Lonsdale 
prujecied  that  elegant  Bod  instiuclile 
icenic  exhibition  auJ  oral  dcscriptiOD  de- 
uuminated  JEgypliana.  Thia  eabibitioa 
sag  100  claBsic  :  such  a  mode  oF  ratioual 

the  biau  mondr.  The  itaadowa  n'f  the 
Plianlasaagetia,  though  leirilic,  «er8  at- 
U^oiLvel  The  PultliciL  chose  lu  be  terK- 
fied,  rathn  Itaaii  informed  i  and  the  Ly- 
ceum waa,  tberefore,  subservient  to  all 
the  illustoni  of  a  magic  lanthnni.  It  wa« 
Mr.  Lofisdale'i'  inlentioa,  badbi<  flr»  plan 
succeeded,  to  have  given  the  pecnliaritiei 
ai  the  geography,  natural  bialory,  and 
maoucis  of  the  iubabitaala  of  other  coun- 


190  Rev.E.3ones.—ZadjfHitailtOQ.-~ifeteorolQgie^Diart/.  [Feh. 


hia  iiiidesemd  Kc'mion,  fiund  for  hHaV 
>ku*titm  in  t^  llitKrc  Ro;*!,  Drurv- 
lane.  Ths  ihoek,  hsweter,  *bn.-h  his 
mind  hi<i  reeeiTHf,  naaloo  oihcIi  for  his 
conttitotian,  natura'lr  lender;  and  lie 
eipirad  a  victim  to  thai  DCiil'^'l  vhich  lili 
■bilitln  «ni  riiapn-i-ion  h»'  nai  merited  ! 
BitrcnaiiKvere'l  p  «ite4  P")>.49,  181$, 
JB  lheehutrli-yiintontlveSo*h.id#ofSl. 
C1eiii#nt  Dsne^.  Svani  i  aiieiMf cl  hy  DHny 
fi-)enrl«,  whn  TPnerateil  ttn  "onh  when 
KTiag,  and  9iiicer(4;  lammiad  their  ttn 

1  W*.M-  Afetl  3S,  MarJ  Ann*,  the  irtfe 
of  Mr.  .^amesOrace,  ortheOlilJexr]'. 


Tot.  tXXXIV.  Partii.  p.  (IB,  a.  The 
Iter  ffhfirct  Jonei  *ai  edacatn)  at  Eton  ; 
attd  mnorcd  ID  Kia^s  CoUege,  Cim- 
briilfe.  in  11S9  ;  B.  A.  1T64  i  M.  A.  Hi'!. 
Bart;  tn  Kf«  he  «ai  patroniztit  by  Bp. 
Ltn«h,  (o  whom  heforsoiB  -- 
menic  Chaplain  ;  and  tow 
ke  Baa  indebted  for  the  Reclorf  otVpping- 
kam  ;  and,  if  we  mislake  not,  fur  snoia 
earfitrf  LiriBf.  Forsometinie  hihdilihe 
.  Rectory  of  Great  DoddinglOB  in  North. 
■nptoiiBhire.  htoaftofhia  Letters,  in  our 
hit  Volame,  Part  1.  p.  318,  Mr.  Jorrea 
■afi,  "  i  have  beea  in  ofAen  tnite  th^n 
flftf  jran  ;  and  bare  res'tded  M  officiating 
Iscupibent  nearly  the  whole  of  that  periud, 
the  greater  part  in  a  eoualrji  village,  hot 
tea  of  then  in  a  mirket-towa," — He  ttaa 
an  eicellem  Sebolar,  a  tnilf  bettevolent 

tatmriij  wai  retemire,  and  richly  Mend ; 
•hieh  rendered  hi<  oonvenaiion  traty  io- 
(•mting,  and  hit  eorrfif  ^radetKc  uACOtn- 
tMnly  pItMant.— Hit  ion,  the  lUr.  ES- 


mnl  Jaaei,  M.  A.  i>  vic*r  ttf  Ortttkan, 
Rutlanilj  aiid  lUnar  of  Itollk  Kihrollb, 

Leicnutenhire.  

♦**  The  arlTde  hi  page  183,  cHitiT* 
ta  thfl  intermeitt  of  Lady  ffanOlaa,  we 
have  aince  Iweii  auurFd,  ii  inaociirate. 
Her  body  was  notrefuaed  Chrtatian  barial, 
on  ai:eount  nf  her  religion.  Such  aa  eb- 
j>-otioH  could  not  have  beeii  maite,  a*  a 
Calhalic  pf  iect  ^rfsrarrd  (he  latt  office* 
of  prayer,  and  aiiMinifUred  u>  her  the  *a- 

tten;  no  ProleaUnt  mimvier  kriag  at 
hand,  llie  fact  i>,  that  Ibat  lady  havi«g 
incurred  many  Tery  coaatderable  debts  n 
Cilait  and  it)  naigboooihaod,  an  perMm. 
would  undertBiM  to  furaiah  her  fupwral ; 
and  she  waa  on  the  peint  of  being  hwtied 
in  a  spot  ef  ground  appropriatel  to  IkO 
poor,  when  an  Etigliab  raerchant,  reiiileBt 
in  Calais,  eonsidM-mg  ihenrtica)  ihchai] 
Do-  formerly  renderad  her  coantry,  and  tlw 
ahio  wretched  aitualioa  of  the  daaghler  of 
Lord  Nelian  (wbti,  in  coroplianee  with  her 
hihei's  wiihet,  had  never  left  Lady  Ha. 
milion),  oflVred  to  bemme  reapoBsihIe 
■gra  of  her  funeral,  whteh  w 


raipeeta  biy  perAii  ifiei 
(ehurch-yard)  at  Calait 
geotlenK 


Ml  i[ 


.  alt  tl 


rf  t(ty,  attending  at  noor- 
nen.  TkS  BRrehaM  abom  alhidei}  to^ 
fiirfiag  that  a  pr«m  <i»*  wiBiiietiCed  10 
Aetain  ike  penan  of  Hiii  Hoivlla  NelaoB 
for  Lady  Hanjik*a%  drkta,  eODWryed  lliat 
yoongltttymi  boanl  stmmI  mrSnglaad; 
and,  an  b^r  arrival,  placed  her  hi  tb«llarvdt 
of  Mr.  MatchaOi,  the  late  Lmi  Nelna'a 
brother- in -law,  with  «fao«e  bMlf  (he  ii 


HsTBoioLoeicAL  Table  for  F«bntti7,  IS15.  By  W,  CABT,SUaild. 
Height  of  Fahrei  Height  of  Fabrenheit'i ' 


PRICK  OF  PLOUK;  perS»ck,  lM)ru«y  '29:  60f,toC5.. 

RETURN  OP  WHEAT,  iti  Hark  Lime.  inelB^ing  mly  Fren  Pali.  S  to  hb.  1 L : 

ToUJ  13,830  Quatler*.     A'erag*  63s.  Oi.;^^3i.  liigHei:  tban  la»C  Relorn. 

OATME4L,  poi  Boll  of  UoitM,  AvairJuiwii,  Feb.  18.  aSi  Sd 

AVERAGK  PRICE  of  SUG*K,  Feb,  ^a,  70».  Orf, 

PRICE  OF  HOPS,  IN  THE  BOROUGH  MABKET,  FebraarySO: 

KnitB^i 51.    Oj.  to    1/.    7i.  1  Keol  Pockets  6(.    Os.  lo    91.    fe 

SusKx  Ditto  .„ 5/.     Oj,  to     6(.  ll>j.  I  Su«e«  Ditto „ 5(.     6s.  to     "Jl.     0». 

Eisu  Ditto...., 61.  Hi.  lo     m.   \0j.  I  Famham  Oitta .....III.     Oi.  to  13/.     Qi. 

AVERAOE  PRICI  OP  HAY  AND  STRAW,  J»ii«ary  Us 

SUanu*%U»f  il.  \s.6tl.  Stnw}L  ISi.  W.— Whitechapct,  HiryW  l*i.  I^tra-- W.  Ut4d. 

Clover  6(.  I6i.  6*— Smitbfield,  Hay*;,  10,.  6ri.    Straw  1(.  t9i.  OA  CtorerS/,  I5j.  6* 

SMITHPIELD,  February  90.     T,j  sink  the  Offal— per  Stone  of  Bibs. 

Beef it  id.  le  Ss.  8i  [Lamb -.... oMe. 

Mmton 5i.  Od,  to  61.  id,  1  Head  of  Cattle  at  Mariiel  Feb.  3; 

Veal  6s.  Oif.  to  81.  Orf.  Beasu  about     6*0      ,  Cal«es  160. 

tart  „ 5f.  OA  to  fe.  W.  I         Sbeep  .....',    3,680.  Piy*    MO. 

COALS,  February  30:  Nevcaatle  43i,  Orf.— aili,  Od.     Sunderlaad  43f.  6</.— 45i.  Od. 
S()AP,Veltow,»0(.  Mottled  lOOi.  Card  lOli.  CANDLES,  I3>.  erf.  pet Doz,  Moulds  15i.  Orf. 
Tallow,  per  stone,  sib.  SL  Ixmn-t  ii.  Od.  Cl»re  M«iket  Ot.  M.  Whitech  apel  Si,  Orf. 


I  192  1 
THB  AVEtlAGE  PRICES  of  Hitioah.!  Carai  8h»is  an'l  olber  PtonKTV,  in 
Feb.  1815  (to  the  aith).  at  the  OlSoe  of  Mr.  Scott,  19.  Hp.ii  Bridsotreet,  London^— 
Ii«>d»  and  LiTCrpoDl,  eui.  rn  <li*tdead. — Monmouib  Canal,  165'.  ex  dividend  lOL 
clear.— Grand  Junction,  233J.  ex  half  ;ear>i  dind«nd,  3'.  lOi.  clear.— Roctadale,  58J.  . 
— KeBDCt  and  Avon,  101.  iOt.— BHeiiiMre,  81f.— Uncuter,  30/.- Grand  Unian.  lOt 
—Grand  Wratern.  6U.  diicounL.— Serern  and  Wye  Raihray,  30'.— Wcit  India  Dock, 
I5T'.— London  Dtuo,  OR  90L— Imperial  50f.— Hope  Ditto,  21.  St.— Strand  Bndg<, 
31'. — Dilio  Annuiliea,  ID',  premium.— Southwark  Ditto,  Sf.  diacaunL — Rirpt  Fira- 
Office.  3Sf.  — Chelaea  Water-Wuckt,  13'.—  CoDimercial  Sale  Room,  38'.  — Britilk 
Copper  Cumpan;  3+'.  to  40'.— Ciiveot  Garden  Theatre  VSOl.  *05l. __^ 


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'HoTniilK  Chronia, 

Tirre*-M.  AdV'en. 
;P.LedgCT^niolo 
;Brit.  Preu— Da; 
|8t  Jaines'iCbran. 
:SuD~ETeii.  Mail 
^■r— TraTSller 

Pilot — Stateiiiian 

'Albioa-.C.  Chnu. 

COuriar — Gjebe 

Eag.ChraD.— IdcJ. 

CouT4'AiH)eterre 

Coor.  de  XondrM 

ISothtrWtfkiyT. 

II  SuMay  Papen 

Hue  A  Cr;  Police 

Ik.  Air,  mwubtj 

Batk  S— BrlMol  S 

Bcr^th — Bgitoii 

iBiniiiaghani  4- 

iBIackk.  Bi^Uo^ 

jBurrStEdmund'! 

Camb. — Chath. 

Carii.3-CbencT3 

Chelas,  Cambria. 

'UetrMxrio9ie«lDUH«)fbrFeb.bUaTChi9i,386 

Bp.  of  St.  Davicl'sS*coml  Ulter  toCnitariuMlfS 
Tfe»tmenlofSUve9alFezaBiiMarocco,,.l9a 
Poetical  Epiiaphs.—ThaCnn Sir  W.Brai>iMlbi9 
SouTce>i  of  same  Prsrerbial  Ex  press  ion  9... f  00 
Bennett'i  Hill,  the  Residence  oF  Mr.Hutloii30l 
Kirkbam  Alibeyj  Cattle Hovardi  CrainbeeO'2 
Dyer's  [>eH:ripIion  of  Peter  Mouie.  Camb.  203 
Some  Acconot  uf  the  Panlheon  at  Rome.. .904 
Object  of  "  A  brief  Aecuunt  of  the  Jesuits"  205 
Cliaracterof  Aifieri,  andofbi*Trage(lie«...30Q 
TeitainenIaorX11Patrlarcl>i.-A>tli.Conier>li07 
ColamniiihonourafLardlliliatSbreiFibariaOS 

CbamTood  Forest,  and  its  new  Cbapel 2U9 

E«ract5  from  the  MSS.  of  Dr.  Duearel 310 

Jouroalof  an  Eicursioo  to  France  in  1713.. .311 
Apple-trees. — Animals  affected  b]r  ColonrrilG 
Mr.Elton'i  Poetical  TranalatiotiSTiDilicaUdai'I 

Uuerfiom  Patrick  Eiarl  of  Uarchmont 319 

Mr.  Bacon's  Scu I ptuf e.— Child- slea ling..,. 333 

Fa»nMESTSOFLin!R*TOaE,No.lX 333 

Wmchester  Palace  and  its  present  Rama  iDB334 

The  MouDmental  Bust  of  Shahipeate '236 

ASeclingCaw  of  HenrTPargeter  Lewis..  ...337 

AccouatofPaaipiBfoidChurGb,  co.Camb...23H 

Embellished  nith  a  beaulirul  Penpecti 

W.  HUTTOM, 


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SondsyAdvertiM. 

Jerseya.Giivni.S. 
AicHrncwm  Inliiif  atidn.  No.  CCI1,.,.930 
Eaddiffe'iFard?— Re*.  Thomas  Ho«es^...S33 

Retiicw  of  jnew  IpuMfiation^,  d 

The  History  of  RichmotHl  in  yoilssliire.. 
Mandell'sSevmon  on  Christian  Missions. ..3;^ 
Dr.LempriereonMineraIWaieratSaiidrock3-IO 
TheFlowetiofWit;  bytbe  Rev.  Henry KeU343 
Eustace's  Tour  thronsb  Italy,  concluded,., 344 
Mason's  Statistical  Account  of  IreiaDd.,, 
The  Poetical  Register  for  I8I0-1S1I... 
Sharpc's  Sermon  on  OeDeral  Thanksgi*iaga51 
DeifoutCommunicant.2.^1 . — Corn  Lawi,fcc.2.53 
Review  of  New  Musical  Publicit 
rary  Intelligence.— Bib).  Ednari 


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I^i^totical  Cbromtlc, 

ProceedinnsinpreaeiUSesiiunofParliamentSfiO 
Abstract  of  principal  Foreign  Oci:drreneei..36ti 
Country  NenE2T0. — DomesticOccorrences37l 
Theatrical  Regiiu  Promoliona,  Prefennent«e73 
Births  and  Marriages  of  eminent  Persons  374 
of  Ibe  late  P.  Roberdeau,  esq., ..376 


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Obiluary.nith  Auec.  of  remarkable  PcrsoniM77 
Bill  of  Mortality— Prices  of  M    ■ 

Canal,  &c.  Shares— Prices  ol  Slocks 388 

re  View  of  Behnett's  Hili.,  the  llesideDce  of 

:).  i-.A.».».i  of  theNiwCu«pEL  iaCuAESWooo 

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«n€e  more  be^  leave  lo  oiler  you  mj' 
"  umoHcited"  adtice  "  to  take  heed 
what  ]e  hear,"  (Mattli.  iv.  24.)  ia  a 
tnaller  that  lu  nearlj  conceina  ^our 
HUation  Bs  juur  faith  in  Chriil. 
full  will  perceive  in  the  following 
pages  that  UuitariaaisiB  it  made  up  of 
■niircpreientatioai  and  inacciiraciet 
ud  unfouDded  astertions. 

After  (tatiog  io  luj  f'oroier  Addreci 
Mr.  Beiihaiu'a  aoertion,  that  Bp. 
Buiilej  frai  "  baffled  aud  defeated 
io  hii  contruven;  with  Dr.  Priesllet," 
I  uid,  ;'  Mr.  Beisham  maj  la;  l^ii, 
but  he  cannot  believe  it."  if  any 
one  tells  me,  It  it  night,  when  it  ii 
mid-day,  and  1  know  him  to  be  in  hii 
•ente*,  1  am  lure  that  he  caiiuul  be- 
lieve what  he  layi.  Mr.  Belibaiu's 
anerlioni,  that  Bp.  Uoralej  was  ae- 
feaied, — that  the  BiahopJcntio  lhi«,— 
aad  that  he  would  havs  laughed  to. 
icom  the  ignoramui  who  should  have 
thought  ul lie rnite,  are  quile  a>  iDUch 
at  variance  with  the  truth  i  and 
therefore  I  contend,  that  Mr.  Bet- 
tliaiu  ii  ejttier  wboily  iacuinyelcDt  Lo 


accustuDjeJ  language.  In  his  "  He- 
Tiew"  of  Mr.  Wilberlorce's  eicellent 
work,  he  sajs,  "  an  establiiljid  Priest- 
tood  ii,  in  it!  *ery  nature,  a  ptr»e- 
culing  order.  Ail  breathe  the  sums 
fierj  and  intemperate  spirit.  Truth 
and  honest  inquiry  Uiey  are  paid  to 
discauntenattce  and  repress  f." 

He  sayj,  that  ■'  1  charge  him  with 
using  hai'ih  language  of  the  Clergj 
and  Ihejr  diictrinei."  Uiie»  he  i^'uy 
the  charge!  [f  he  does,  he  cannot 
look  at  Uie  paiiagea,  which  1  have 
guoled  and  i^eferreJ  to,  a^id  '*  believft 
what  beiajs."  But  liedoei  niitstata 
my  charge  agaimt  hit  language  and 
opiniuDs  strong  enough,  t  said  that 
any  one,  who  could  hold  such  aa 
opininn  of  Cp.  Hur>ley  as  he  doe-. 
anJ  could  utter  that  most  uncaridid 
and  untrue  opinion  ufthe  Established 
Cnurth  and  Clergj  which  he  diu,   it 

*  Gent.  Mag.  Aug.  !8H.  p.  las. 

t  See  this  and  many  similar  patsagea 
in  tile  Dean  of  Cork's  eieellent  work  ou 
IhcAtuiieuieut,  >o).ll,  p.m. 

iacom- 


196     Bp.  of  St.  David's  SeJ^ond  Addfess  to  Unitarians.    [March, 

incompetent    (either  from  want    of  terested  priesti  and  crafty  ilateimeQ 

learning,  or  from  the  force  of  preju-  will  eontinue  to   support  a  religious 

dice^  or  from  bolh)  to  pi^ss  an  im-  establishment,    which  answers  tbeti* 

pertial  judgment  on  the  opinions   of  private  and  political  purposes,  at -th^ 

the  antient  Fathers,  or  of  the  doc-  same  time  that  they  hold  Ha  doctrinet 

trines  of  the  Established  Church.  in  contempt  *.'* 

The  extent  of  Mr.  Belsham't  sense  ^On  the  offeosive  {Missage  against  the 

of  shame  and  consistency^  we  see  in  Clergy,  occasioned  by  Mr.  Uersley's 

his   renewed    declaration,    that    Bp.  defence  of  his  Father's  Tracts,  Mr, 

Horsley  '*  knew  that  he  was  defeated,  Belsham  has  now  put  the  following 

fiud  that  he  would  have  laughed  to  gloss :  *'  The  idea  1  mean  to.  pon.TeT 

scorn    the    solemn  ignoramus    who  in-  that  passage  is,  that  persons  alL 

should    have    thought    otherwise,"  whose  expectations  in  life  depend  up- 

though  Dr.  Priestley  is  every  where  on  their  profession    of  a  particular 

throughout  the  controversy  convict-  system  of   opinions,  cannot,  in   tte 

cd  of  inaccuracies  and  misrepresen-  nature  of  things,  be  unbiassed  inqui- 

tation,  and  a  radical  ignorance  of  his  rers  after  truth."    How  far  tl^s  ^oss> 

subject.     Bp.  Horsley's  general  judg-  can  be  called  the  meaning  oi  tbe  text, 

ment  on  the  controversy  is  strongly  we  shall  see  presently.    But  what  is 

expressed  in  the  passages  quoted  in  the  Mm  that  is  here  meant?     Thd 

ray  former  address.    But,  as  Mr.  Bel-  bias  of  professional  obligation :  a  bias 

i/Iiam  has  since  repeated  his  gratui-  not  peculiar  to  the  Clerical  profession, 

tous  assertion  to  the  contrarv,  I  will  The  Clergy  engage  themselves  at  the 

add  here  two  other  passages  from  Bp.  commencement  of  their  Ministry)  by 

Horsley's  Remarks  on  Dr.  Priestley's  the  most  solemn  vows  that  man  cair 

Second  Letters,  ^  9  and  12.     <<  These  enter  into,   that  they  will  inculcatef 

and  many  other  glaring  instances  of  and  maintain  the  doctrines   of   tbe 

unfinished    erudition,   shallow  criti-  Church,  of  which  they  are  Ministers  i 

dsm,  weak  argument,   and  unjusti-  and,  as  far  as  in  them  lies,  will  babisb^ 

liable  art  to  cover  the  weakness,  and  and  drive  away  all  contrary  doctrines* 

to  supply  the  want   of   argument;  The  doctrines  which  the v  promise  to 

which  must  strike  every  one,   who  teach,   are  perfectly  well  knowo  ta 

takes  the  trouble   to   look  through  them  before  they  enter  into  this  eo- 

these  Second  Letters;  put  me  quite  gagement.    They  ace  the  doctrinest 

fit  ease  with  respect  to  the  judgment  which  they  imbibed  with  the  first  ele* 

which  the  publick  would  be  apt  to  roents  of  their   Christian  educatioo^ 

form,    between    my   antagonist    and  They  professed  them  publicly  io  the 

line." "  As  for  the  outcry  whicli  fiice  of  the  Church,  when  they  came 

be  makes  about  my  intolerance,  and  to  years  of  discretion.    They  studied 

ray  bigotry  to   what  he  calls  high  them  in  their  principles  and  prooffy 

church  principles,  I  consider  it  as  the  before  they  offered  themselves  can- 

"Vain  indignant  struggle  of  a  strong  didates  for  the  Ministry.    And  at  th^ 

animal,  which  feels  itself  overcome;  commencement  of  their  Ministry  theyi 

the  mere  growling  of  the  tiger  in  declared  their  entire  acqtUesctnce  ia 

the  toils  ;  and  1  disdain  to  answer.  them,  and  solemnly  promised  to  in- 

Yet  Mr.  Belsham  persists  in  his  as-  culcate  and  .maintain  them.    And  ta 

sertion,  that  Bp.  Horsley  knew  that  what  way  does  the  professional  ob« 

}ie  was  defeated.    And  what  is  this  ligation  which    binds  them  to  theip 

but  saying,  Bp.  Horsley  *'  did  not  be-  duty,    differ    from     the    obligatioa 

lieve  what  he  said  ?"    But  this  is  no-  which  attaches  to  all  iraporlant  ol&-i 

thing  to  that  gross  instance  of  *'  de-  €es  of  trust,  except  in  the  magnitude 

famati(fn  against  the  memqry  of  the  and  sanctity  of  its  object?     If  *'tbey 

iead,  of  which  Mr.  Belsham  is  guilty,  which  wait  at  the  altar  are  partaker* 

in   saying  that  Bp.  Horsley    would  with  the  altar,"  must  the  sincerity  of 

have  *'  laughed  to  scorn  the  solemn  their  faith  be  suspected,  more  toaa 

ignoramus  who  should  have  thought  the  loyalty  of  the  brave  defenders  of 

him  not  defeated."     What  can  Mr.  their  country,  who  are  bound  by  si* 

Belsham  be  ashamed  to  say  of  any  milar  obligations?     Must  the  patr tot" 

one,  after  »uch  a  charge  of  hypocrisy,  ism   of  the  Navy  and  tbe  Army  be 

duplicity,  and  contempt   of   truth?  doubted,  because  they  are  biassed  by 

It  is  indeed  no  more  than  he  said  be-    -^— ■ r^ . 

fore,  in  general,  of  the  Clergy,     •♦  in-  ♦SeeMageeouthe  Atonement,«sbc4bra» 

prin- 


are  Iticite  einolumeulB  of  our  Pro- 
fiMsion,  which  excite  so  niucli  envy 
•ad  niali^nit}  }  ir  fOu  look  to  the 
great  majority  of  the  Clergy,  and 
Compare  their  dutie*  with  their  emo- 
Jamentt,  thej  nre  not  equal  to  the 
profiti  of  mbchanio  aod  kbuurcn 
above  the  loneil  rank,  or  even  of  a 
eood  menial  service.  There  must  be 
ID  the  mind)  of  the  poor,  pious,  and 
bumble  meo,  who  perform  the  com- 
IDun  dulieaof  our  Church,  tomeprin- 


\iDQt  the  Clergy  tor  impartial  ioqui' 
riei  after  truth.  What  ia  the  biai 
that  atlachet  Mr.  Beliham  to  the  Uai- 
larian  Meeting-houte  in  Essex-atreet  i 
The  (ove  uf  truth?  I  have  already 
thevn  that  hia  love  of  truth  ii  equal 
to  bia  acuae  of  ahame.  But  what  is 
the  bia'a,  that  ahuti  hia  eyes  agaiuat 
the  natural  cooattuction,  the  obvioui 
tenie,  *'  the  ainiple  teaching*"  of 
Scripture;  aod  agaiatt  the  unbiased 
tealimony  of  the  poor,  pertecated, 
tfii  uHct^abli»he4  PrtniiUtc  Church; 


quisilive  era  to  a 

passage,  vihich  haa 

sj-5tem  of  theology. 

giveu   offence,    i«. 

the  wretched  relic 

of  a  dark  and  bar- 

whose eipectaClon* 

barous    age,    upon 

in  life  depend  upon 

I  be  profesaion  and 

their  profession  Of 

defence  of  which  all 

a  particular  BfBteia 

his  hopes  are  built. 

of  opinions,    can- 

not, ID  the  natur« 

larily  be  (he  object 

of  Ibiugs,  be   uDt 

of  bis  aveision  and 

biassed       inquirer^ 

abherrence. 

after  truth. 

If  Engliah  worda  can  be  made  to 
bear  ao  great  a  ditference  of  meaning 
a«  iiexpreiied  by  this  glosa,  what  S 
latitude  may  not  UnitariaD  interpre- 
ters allow  IhemaelTea,  in  tranttatinf 
the  Greek  text  of  the  New  Tcatament, 
when  they  appeal  to  their  unlettered 
frieudi.  of  "  anuAil  iinderatandirt^s  and 
houeat  minJ<>"  But  the  gloas  duel 
not  convey  the 'meaning  ot  the  teili 
The  two  atsertinui  are  perfectly  at 
variance.  The  text  ia  grossly  tulae  t 
the  gloat  it  true.  1  lay  the  more 
ttrett  on  thit  diSerence  between  tbo 
text  and  the  g\i3K,  becaiuei  like  other 
Unitariu 


Treatment  of  Slaves  at  Fez  and  Marocco.         [Marc^^ 

copy  the  account  from  a  verj  curi»  - 
oils  descriptioo  of  Timbucioo^  the 
famous  city  id  the  centre  of  Africa, 
extracted  from  the  Jnnalei  det  f^o^* 
ages,  in  one  of  the  French  Jouruaia.. 
Who  was  tiie  original  writer  I  kiui«r- 

DOL 

^'  Tbese  Slaves  are  treated  in  a  ytff. 
different  maimer  from  those  whieh  aro 
transported  froan  the  eoast  of  Guinaty* 
and  the  establishments  at  -GamUa,  Mi 
theAniericHii  Islands,  After  having auf- 
feredthe  privations  to  Ufbicb  every  tra- 
veller is  subject  who  traverses  tbe  de* 
sert,  they  are  sent  to  Fez,  and  Itfa- 
rocco.  There  they  are  enpoeed  Id  the 
tok,  or  public  market,  and  sold  by  auo- 
tioii.  Tbeir  new  master  eoni'eys  tbena 
to  his  habltarioTi,  where,  if  they  conduct 
themselves  with  Bdelity,  they  are  reffard- 
ed  in  future  as  members  of  the  family  ; 
and  are  even  permitted  to  connect  them- 
selves  vrith  the  free  women  of  the  estab- 
lishment. As  they  :  onstantly  bear  tbw 
Arabic  langua|!fe  spoken,  they  soon  ot>- 
tain  a  bligl^  knowledge  of  it :  tbe  more 
intelU§:e«it  learn  to  read  and  w^ite.  At 
soon  as  they  are  able  to  read  and  an-* 
derstand  a  chapter  of  tbe  Koran,  tbeir 
roasters  begin  to  inculcate  upon  tbeir 
minds,  susceptible  uf  ail  impressions^ 
the  fundamental  points  of  the  Masut- 
man  doctrine.  This  religion,  estab- 
lishing the  Unity  of  Gud,  is  easily  ad> 
mitted  ;  and  they  reject,  without  mudi 
difficulty,  their  former  superstitions.' 
Once  arrived  at  this  point,  they  tffifnc^ 
diaUly  obtain  their  liberty;  and  their 
master  is  deligbt«d  to  Jiawe  converted 
an  infidel,  and,  by  this  good  work,  X» 
have  deserved  the  favour  uf  Heaven« 

"  Those  Slaves,  whose  minds  do  aat 
take  this  tiyn,  and  who  do  not  lear^ 
the  Mahometan  faith,  nevertheless  ob- 
tain their  liberty,  after  eight  or  ten 
years  of  slavery.  A  true  Musulman  re- 
gards them  as  servants;  and  considers 
the  sum  which  be  gave  in  tbe  purchase, 
as  merely  a  consolidation  Of  ttie  wages 
which  h^  would  have  paid  to  a  Free  ser- 
vant. As  soon  as  this  sum  appears  to 
him  to  have  been  worked  out,  be  dis- 
solves the  bondage  of  his  slave;  and, 
according  to  the  spirit  of  his  religion^ 
believes  that,  in  so  doing,  be  merits 
the  blessing!  of  Heaven.  This  act  of 
generosity  is  entirely  voluntary,  on  the 
part  of  the  prwprietur .  and  1  have 
known,"  says  the  writer,  ''many  slaves 
so  attached,  by  good  treat ment,  to  their 
masters,  that  they  refused  their  iibertyj 
when  it  was  offered." 

Here  is  a  picture,  at  wbirh  inanj 
Christians  may  wcU  blush,  who  ia 
ibis  respect,   though  not   in   manj 

othera». 


I5S 


Unitarian  glosses*,  it  does  not  re- 
present the  meaning  of  the  text ;  and 
I  say  this  the  more  decidedly,  because 
Mr.  Belsham's  habitual  language  con- 
eerniog  the  Established  Church  and 
Clergy  forbids  me  to  accept  it  as  the 
meaninf ;  and  because  the  words 
irhich  fallow  the  gloss,  shew  that  he 
does  not,  in  reaiily,  abate  one  par- 
ticle of  the  text,  lie  says  only,  **  If 
\fk  the  expression  of  this  sentiment 
undue  asperity  of  lan;;uage  has  been 
allowed,  1  would  readily  retract  it. 
lu  the  mean  while"  &c.  that  is,  be- 
fore he  does  retract  it.  This  is  no- 
thing like  the  frankness  of  an  indic- 
iwrii  volo.  If  Mjt.  Belsham  were  to 
retract  it  by  an  unequivocal  re9un- 
ciatioa  of  his  unjust  and  uncharitable 
sentiment,  it  would  have  one  fortu- 
nate consequence.  He  must,  to  be 
consistent  with  such  renunciation, 
cancel  or  recast  all  his  former  publi- 
cations, which  might  happily  conduct 
him  back  to  **  the  faith  in  which  lie 
was  educated.** 

(To  be  continued.) 

Mr.  UfiBAir,  March  2. 

MUCH  has  been  written  on  the 
subject  of  Slaves ;  and  hnma- 
tiity  has  been  very  laudably  exerted, 
to  stop  the  importation  of  African 
Slaves  into  our  Islands  in  the  West 
Indies.  Of  thts  trade,  as  it  formerly 
existed,  the  most  horrible  part  was 
the  mode  of  conveyance  from  Africa 
to  the  Islands.  It  was  a  disgrace  to 
human  nature;  and  the  true  detail 
of  it,  when  first  given  to  the  publick, 
petrified  every  reader  with  horror. 
Mext  to  this  was  the  treatment  of  the 
Slaves  in  the  West  Indies,  not  regu- 
lated by  salutary  laws,  and  often 
conducted  in  the  most  brutal  and 
horrible  manner.  Thrs  also  required 
interposition,  and  happily  received  it. 
But  let  it  not  be  supposed,  that  there 
is  any  thing  in  theconditioa  of  Slaves, 
ivhicb  necessarily  implies  such  abuses. 
Let  us  attend  to  au  account  of  the 
treatment  of  Slaves  at  Fez  and  Ma- 
rocco: a  treatment  occasioned  by  a 
religious  feeling,  which  Christians,  if 
they  were  what  Christians  ought  to 
be,  would  carry  to  a  much  greater 
height    of  conscientious    regard.     I 


*  See  Notes  and  JlltLsf rations  to  a 
Tract  intituled,  The  Bible,  and  nothing- 
hut  the  Hibfe^  ike  Keligion  oj  the  Church 
9f  EtiglaniL 


m<k  perroiHton  tii  add  lour  more  to 
tb«  number.  To  luch  Readen  (and 
oriheie  the  number  appear)  iocraaa- 
ing)  M,  in  readinjr  poelrj,  wek  tome- 
thing  more  tban  amusemenl,  thej  maj 
afford  pleaiure,  or  impart  inttruclioo, 
for  B  great  obaerver  of  human  nature 
faal  aMcrted  that  "  /Te  mag  find  Ser- 
mttu  iu  tl»nei,andgei>dia  every  thing," 
Youn,  &c,  J.  C. 

].      On  a   Sultr. 
Fare*rlli  iwect  Maid!   wbom  as  birak 

The  fragranl  bud  of  Spring,  loo  early 
Untimely  Demth  baft  uipi.-   Here  taks 

InTiolable  berc,  wliilc  ««,  tbsn  tbee 
Leu  favour'd,  thru'  the  darksome  rate 

of  Life,  [Inng 

Toil  on  in  tear*  without  thee.     Yet  not 
Shall   Death  divide  u;.      Rapid   k  the 

flight  [wing. 

Of  Life,  more  rapid  than  the  turlU's 
And  KHin  our  bones  shall  meet.    Here 

may  <re  sleep,  [might' » 

Here  wake  together,  and  '  by  hii  dear 

'  If  cidtt. 


The  name  or  Anna  Senard  waf  in* 
verted  in  the  Epitaph  at  Litchfield, 
from  a  general  opinion  tbut  it  vru 
the  productioa  of  that  ladj.       J.  C. 

M?.  Urb*!«,  Feb.  13. 

A  CORRESPONDENT  in  Tolums 
LXXXIV.  ii.  51S.  eipmaed  a 
wiab  tu  have  the  Epitaph  on  Sir  Wil- 
liam Browne')  Monumeot. 

The  otherda  J,  in  traTellioe-  through 
Norfolk,'!  )topped  at  Hillingtoai 
ii)iled  the  Church,  and  took  a  copj 
of  the  Epitaph,  which  I  now  tend  jou. 
On  the  top  of  the  Munument  ii  la 
repreientatiun  of  the  Sun,  with  this, 
line  underueath  it. 

CoTonat  aelun  prrtiati  glerUl. 

U.  5. 

D.  Gulielmi  Browne,  Militii, 

Medicoram  Londini  bis  Prosiili^ 

S.  R.  S. 

Studium  opuique  qui  vMt  prraequenl 

Medicinam  baud  line  Ueo  fecerat. 

Die  noclcque  niteril  pro  ilribui 


^00         Uillington-Uall—Prdverbial  Eltpres^ofis.         [Mareb, 


Salutem  hilaris  hominibus  dare. 
Labor  turn  ipse  sibi  voluptas  fuit. 


men.    There  are  alf o  two  other  i^lits 


ijaDor  turn  ipse  sihi  voiuptas  tuit.  jn  this  parish,  Belmouot  and  UphalL 

Eheu!  jam  agendo  baud  spectatur  am-     now  beloogiiig  to  the  same  per.on. 


plius. 

Beatum  tamen  vixisse  se  adsercns^ 
Prob^  conlentus  exacto  tempore^ 
Uti  conviva  cedit  vita  satur. 
Homo  bumani  k  se  alienum  nil  putans. 
Die  decimo  Martii  1774  mortuus, 
Die  Ciceronis  natali  3  Jan.  1693  editus^ 
Beatiorem  his  praefatus  adpetens. 
Patria  O !  pefpetua  esto  et  libera ! 
Sit  anima  mea  cum  Christusopbis ! 
Propfe  Newtonum,  Boyliura,  Lockium! 
Procul  insanis  ^  Sapientibus! 
Velim  ediscas,  Lector,  quanti  est  vivere 
Licet  qua  terris  noscerc  et  agere. 

Tlo^tVOV  Kttl  <TV  tfltuQl  7C0I01  OXUf 

Tou  Qctvcirov  /uLynfAuv  kcci  /uLfrifAuv  i<m  0ioio 

Coronat tellus  inani  nomine! 
Amor  fams  prospicit  virtutibus. 
Annorum  plenus,   praeter  spam  plenus 
honorum,  [mum. 

Plenus  voti  omnis,  desero  gratus  hu- 

Miles  Christi  morte  triumpho ! 

There  is  a  good  representation  of 
Sir  William's  profile,  taken,  as  I  un- 
derstand, from  one  executed  bj 
Wilton  {  and  at  the  bottom  of  the 
Monument  are  his  armorial  bearings. 
It  is  on  the  South  wall  of  the  chancel, 
and  adjoining  it  is  a  monument  to 
Lady  Browne,  who  died  some  years 
liefore  the  Knight. 

In  the  chancel  are  several  monu- 


Yours,  &c. 
Mr.  Urbah, 


A  Tratiller. 


March  5. 

IN  p.  118,  a  shrewd  Correspond- 
ent, whose  signature  is  £.,  re- 
quests information  id  what  work  is 
to  be  found  the  expression,  Solameu 
miser  18  socios  habuisse  doloriB*  Where 
to  discover  the  Latin  words  I  did  not 
exactly  know ;  but  your  Readers  will 
perceive  the  sentiment  assigned  to 
AnWochut  by  LuciAir  in  tne  Dia- 
logue between  Antilochus  and  Achil- 
les: The  original  passage  runs  thus, 
Offct  ^E  Tot^fAvQlocv  xal  n  Kontuviot  rQ 
v^ayyMro?,  x,»\  to  juitf  julomv  aJroy  vi^ 
vovQtvai,  This  mean  idea  is  nobly 
combated,  in  his  Par  ad.  Reg,  L.  i. 
V.  401.  by  the  poet  Milton  : 

"  Fellowship  in  pain,  divides  not  smart. 
Nor  lightens  aught  each  man's  peculiar 
load." 

In  the  same  dialogue  between  An- 
tilochus and  Achilles,  Lucian  makes 
the  former  notice  the  cowardly 
speech  which  Homer  gives  to  the 
latter  in  Od.  A.  v.  488.  Plato,  De 
Repub,  III,  also,  objects  to  the 
thought.  And  the  mighty  Stagirite 
reproves  the  same  impropriety  o?  sen- 
timent in  Iphigenia  at  Aulis,   when 


menls  to  the  Folkes  family,  and  also  *^^  «»!»»  Ignominy  is  preferable  to 

to  the  Hbvels,  who  were  the  former  '^*^'*-,  ^»«  censure  is  very  concise, 

lords  of  the  whole  parish  ?  the  last  T«  ^l  »vu(A(i\y,  n  w  Av\i^»  l^tyemac, 

of  whom,     Sir  William,    left    three  Ov^h  ya^  eo»Kf»  ii  iKilvjacnu  tJ  ure$*. 

daughters  his   co-heiresses,    one    of  Aristot.  De  Poet.  XFIII, 

whom  was  married  to  Martin  Folkes,  Pray  where  is  this  passage  ?     Ex 

esq.  knd  brought  the  estate  into  that  peds  Herculem, 


family. 

.  Sir  William  Browne  left  only  one 
daughter,  the  wife  of  William  Folkes, 
esq.  and  mother  to  the  present  Sir 
Martin  Browne  Folkes  bart. ;  which 
tccounts  for  his  remains  being  depo- 
sited here. 

This  village  is  seven  miles  from  the 
borough  of  Lynn,  and  on  the  road 
from  thence  to  Cromer;  and  appears 
to  contain  little  worthy  of  notice. 


A  Fifth-form  Lad.  H. 

*^  The  man  that  fights  and  runs  away. 
May  live  to  fight  another  day ; 
But  be  that  is  in  battle  slain. 
Can  never  rise  to  fight  again.'' 

Mr.  tJRBAN,  March  7. 

IF  the  Gentleman  wbo  ascribes 
these  four  lines  to  Sir  Joha 
Mennes  in  the  reign  of  Charles  the 
Second,  will  have  the  goodness  to 


Uinington-hall,theseatof  SirMar-    favour    your    readers   with   a  copy 


tin  Browne  Folkes,  and  for  many 
generations  the  residence  of  his  an- 
cestors, bears  the  marks  of  some 
antiquity.  Though  not  decorated 
v^ith  porticos,  and  the  grounds  un- 
ornamented,  this  place  appears  to 
possess  much  more.valuable  qualities, 
all  tbe  comforts  so  peculiar  to  the 
residences  of  English  country  gentle-    f  if  A  Siaffbrdihlre  Freeholder  in  oar  next 

Mr. 


of  the  Poem  in  which  they  occur, 
or  with  a  competent  Sxtract  from 
it  conlnining  them,  with  reference 
to  page,  &c.  he  will  confer  an  obli- 

fation, and  removethe  uncertainty  un- 
er  which  most  persons  have  lain  with 
regard  to  tbe  Author  of  them.    B.-C. 


^15.]      Beonett^i  Hil],  tka  B^denceefMt.  Hattoit:  '       301 

.  Sw,      AfViM*iny,5q»l.l9, 1814.       Aicbileclvre  fckcbed  iU  nuBnitaf 

AS  jrou  fa«fo  preMTTcd  the  lem'     perfecliiMi  mod  boant*.    Tka  deuga 
blHce  of  muiy  ReudencM  Mid     »  not   IftrgCt  aod    IDs    onuBoeiiti, 


net  witn,  uu  ot  wnicn.  "om.  u«  to  ,^1    ^;  ^.t  probably  have  been  port 

e«n«,  M  «itfqn»le  .^    Thafir.t  „f  t^e  cloiiter..   Near  there  .re  mwy 

we  approMb,  H  Uie  gutewaj.  a  work  ^       too  much  mutilated  to  UcerlaiB 

of  Eifward  ril.  >a  all  the  spleodoiir  .■   f^^.^gr  u^ 

Of  that  perioJ  ;  a  i.me  whw  Pointed  ^  con.iderable  di.tance  Korth.«it 

of  thit,  and  nearly  in  a  liue  with  tho 

*  Adjoining  hiB  o«n  garden.  g^,^_  lublills  a  »olilarj  Tettije  of  the, 

GiNT.  MiB.  March,  lgl6.  ucred 

O. 


202     Kirkham  Abhey^ — Castle  Howard. — Crambe^tfc.    [Mkitft, 

^  sacred  edifice ;  this  alone  remains,  to 
denote  the  situatioo,  the  style,  and 
the  grsDdeor  of  the  whole.  It  is  of 
the  early  Pointed  style,  consisting  of 
one  division  and  part  of  another,  la 
which  is  a  very  lofty  narrow  windhdw, 
and  two  buttresses,  most  elegantly 
proportioned,  with  shafts  and  enrich- 
ed capitals  on  the  chamfered  angles : 
the  whole  in  so  perfect  a  state  that 
scarcely  the  courses  of  stone  are 
visible.  In  1784,  the  upper  part  fell 
down,  consisting  of  a  turret  and  pin- 
nacle, beautifully  mantled  with  ivy. 

In  a  farm-house  opposite  the  $*te- 
way^  is  preserved  the  abbey  font, 
which  was  dug  from  among  the  ruins 
Bot  many  years  since :  it  is  perfect, 
mnd  very  much  ornamented,  but  does 
Dot  appear  to  be  much  older  than 
the  reign  of  Henry  VI.  It  may  be 
deemed  a  great  ctiriosity,  as  this  de- 
corative appendage  to  a  church  was 
generally  marked  as  an  object  for 
destruction. 

This  fine  Cistertian  Monastery,  de- 
dicated to  the  Holy  Trinity,  was 
founded  by  Sir  Walter  L'Espec,  knt. 
and  Adelina  his  wife,  in  the  year  1121. 
It  is  not  improbable  that  the  frag- 
ments of  Saxon  work  are  part  of 
the  original  buildings  of  this  dste. 
Its  value  before  the  general  disso- 
lution amounted,  accordiug  to  Speed, 
to  300/.  1 5s.  %d.\  and  by  Dugdale,  to 
S69/.  5«.  %d.  It  was  surrendered 
Dec.  8th,  15S9,  in  the  SOth  year  of 
Henry  VIII.  by  John  Keldwick  the 
prior,  and  seventeen  canons:  it  was 
afterw&rds  granted  to  Sir  Henry 
Knevet,  knt. 

About  fise  miles  North  of  Kirk- 
ham is  Castle  Howabd,  a  stupen- 
dous and  magnificent  mansion,  erect- 
ed by  Sir  John  Vanbrugh  on  the 
site  or  the  Old  Castle  of  Hinderskelf, 
and  is  the  noble  residence  of  the 
Earl  of  Carlisle,  K.  G.  The  North 
firont  which  we  approach  has  a  fine 
centre,  with  a  cupola  rising  from  the 
roof,  and  two  extensive  wings,  the 
North-east  of  which  was  finished  ac- 
cording to  the  original  design;  the 
other  was  erected  by  Sir  James  Ro- 
binnon,  but  without  any  attention 
either  to  extent,  or  character  of  the 
style*  The  South,  or  garden  front, 
is  very  magnificent  %  the  centre,  a  pe-. 
diment  supported  by  fluted  pilasters, 
is  approached  by  a  grand  flight  of 
stone  steps  i  which,  with  the  range  of 
pilasters  alon^  the  whole  facade,  is 
particularly  SvkQ,     The  Eastern  ex- 


tremity of  the  North  wing  forml  the 
kitchen ;  it  has  a  M)aare  tower  at 
each  angle.  The  number  of  roof«> 
cupolas,  and  massy  clustered  diim- 
neys  in  the  iatermediate  space,  aad 
the  general  picturesque  assembtaffe  iif 
tlw  whole  design,  is  striklnff,  and  ini* 
pressively  gnwd.  In  the  fronti^  aad 
extending  Eastward  aboTS  SOD  yaills» 
is  a  noble  terrace,  deeoraM  with 
itatues,  terminated  by  a  large  lenic 
temple,  having  four  porticos.  The 
iaierlor  of  this  princely  nansioii 
abounds  with  works  of  art  i  the  waHi 
of  the  hall  were  painted  by  Peligrini 
with  the  history  of  Pha^toa ;  the  re-^ 
eesses  occupied  by  antique  statues  s 
and  oa  pedestals  are  distributed  teaay 
fine  busts.  Every  room  throB^hoat 
has  nnmerotts*  reficks  of  aatiqaity  to 
daim  notice,  and  the  numberless  pic- 
tures which  adorn  the  walls,  with  the 
extensive  and  choice  colleetioa  of 
vases,  would  require  a  volume  to  de- 
scribe, andjprove  useless  toenumeiate 
in  this  limited  space.  About  balf  a 
mi|e  South-east  of  the  house  Is  the 
mausoleum,  of  the  Dorle  order:  it 
measures  60  feet  in  diameter,  of  a€ir-> 
cular  form,  and  is  90  feet  high. 

Returning  from  Castle  Howanl  to- 
wards Kirkham,  about  6ve  Ailee 
from  thence,  is  the  small  village  of 
Crambe,  The  Church  has  been  much 
altered,  and  would  not  merit  the 
slightest  notice  did  it  not  contain  aa 
antient  font.  It  stands  toward  the 
West  end  of  the  aile,  is  large,  of  % 
square  farm,  supported  by  a  stout 
centre  shaft,  with  four  columns  at  the 
angles,  having  ornamented  capitals* 
and  the  upper  part  decorated  with 
intersecting  semicircular  arches. 

Nearly  two  miles  Southward  of  this 
village  on  the  road  to  York,  is  Hovh' 
sham,  a  fine  mansion  on  gently  ris- 
ing ground,  near  the  river  Derwent, 
built  about  the  time  of  Queen  Eliza* 
betb,  the  seat  of  the  worthy  and 
amiable  Mrs.  Cholmley,  to  whom  be- 
longs the  magnificent  Abbey  at  Whit- 
by, in  the  same  county.  The  vallev 
in  which  it  is  situated  is  beautifau 
and  the  surrounding  scenery  varied 
and  delightful.  J.  C.  R. 

Peter-House,  Cambkidoe* 
From  Mr,  Dyer*s  "  History  of  the 
University   and  Colleges   of  Cam- 

BRIUGB." 

IN  treating  of  particular  Colleges^ 
those  whvchhave  precedency  in  the 
order  of  time,  naturally  claim  pri^ 

oritj 


ed,  raigbt  cunSrm  and  complele  the  teulion  between  religiom  bouiet) 
former,  and  bo  be  made  the  ealire  imd  the  King  or  Pupe,  or  Arch- 
charter  of  fouiidalion.  This  wai  the  bitbup,  and  lometimei  even  with  oil. 
exact  caae  with  Merlon,  llie  must  I"  the  preient  caie,  the  King  vio- 
■otieat  College  at  Oxford.  The  first  jeotly  Ojiposed  the  anpointmeut,  aod 
charier  i*,  Jan.  7,1264;  the  Kcund  it  «aa  uut  approvea  b;  the  Arch- 
b  1270  i  and  the  third,  nbich  com-  bi«Iiop,  vbo  also  wished  bimielf  to 
pitted  the  two  former,  whs  in  i£T4.  baYc  put  in  aouther  persoo.  The 
There  U  a  slill  furthar  acaiog;  in  the  '^'"S'  't  <eems  thought,  that  a*  Ely 
two  cases.  The  bouse  of  MerloD,  ^'"  a- strongly  furtified  place,  a  monk, 
tellleil  in  IS70,  is  entitled  Doniui  might  not  Le  soldier  enough  for  k 
Scholarium  de  Merton;   and  in   the  Uishop. 

■ _^        Whatever  the  cauitc,  the  King,  by 

*  We  have  not  thought  It  necessary- to  '''*  'eHers,  requested   Ihc  Prior  anil 


204    Peter  House,  Cambridge. — Pantheon  at  Rome.    [Marcfa^ 


bam,  his  Chancellor,  for  their  Bishop. 
The  Archhishop  of  Canterbury  uras 
for  Adnm,  the  author  of  some  trea- 
tisen  at  the  time  greatly  celebrated; 
but  the  Abbot  and  Convent  were  re- 
solute for  their  Sub-prior,  and  the 
contest  becanie  Tiolent.  The  Con- 
Tent  ch Ode  Hugo  de  Balsham  $  the 
King  set  aside  the  appointment,  and 
laid  waste  the  iields  and  proves  about 
the  bishoprick.  But,  an  appeal  be- 
ing made  to  the  Court  of  Rome,  the 
choice  of  the  Prior  and  Convent  was 
at  length  confirmed ;  and  Hugo  de 
Baliiham  accordingly  was  consecrated 
Bishop  of  Eiy  in  125T:  and  thus  he 
became  tenth  Bishop  of  Ely.  ' 

His  College  of  Peter-House    (for 
we  must  return  to  that)  was  forpaed 
out  of  two  autient  hostels,  in  form- 
ing which  it  is  generally  allowed  that 
Balsham    originally  composed  it    of 
different   materials,  partly  collected 
on  the  spot,  and   partly-  introduced 
from  a  neighbouring  society.     On  th^ 
spot  were  the  Friars  of  Penance  and 
of  Jesus  Christ;    so  Carter.— Smyth 
adds,   "  Tirey  were  the  Vri^.rs  of  Pc»- 
nance  of  J<?suf<,  Chriotand  Friars  Hos- 
pitallers   of    St.  John,     as   another 
account:*'    and  the  truth  is,  it  was 
|)o  uncommon  thing  for  a  rel'gious 
house  to  be  characterized  by  two,  or 
even,  as  the  nunnery   of  St.  Rbadc- 
gund  was,  by  three  names.     Those 
introduced  fron)   a  neighbouring  so- 
ciety were  the  seculars  belonging  to 
the    canons    regular    of  St.   John's, 
n^ho  had,  it  seems,  too  much  religion 
to  agree  well  together.     So   Hugh 
took   the  old  twig,    split  from  the 
parent  tree,  and  engrafted  it  pn  hi« 
new  plant :  and  thus,  under  his  foster- 
ing hand,  they    grew  up  together  a 
new  tree,  with  a  new  name,  aad  with 
more  of  amicable  society. 

jiccountof  (fee  Pantheon*  at  Rome. 

TH  £  Paolheon  is  an  antient 
Temple  at  Rome,  which  wa» 
originally  dedicated,  as  its  name  im- 
plies, to  all  the  Cods;  but  more  par- 
ticularly, to  Jupiter  Uitor,  avenging 
Jove  ;  MarSy  the  God  of  Battles;  and 
VenuSy  the  Queen  of  Love.  The 
builiiing  is  of  a  circular  form,  of 
immense  size  and  magnificence.  In 
front  there  is  a  most  majestic  por- 
tico, supported  by  '^a  double  range 
pf  Corinthian  pillars,  sixteen  in  num- 
ber, each  of  them  hewn  out  of  one 


solid  piece  of  Eastern  granite.  Be- 
tween the  middle  columns,  which  are 
a  little  further  removed  from  each 
other  than  the  rest,  a  passage  opens 
to  the  brazen  portals;  which,  aithey 
unfold,  expose  to  Tievc  a  circniar 
hall  of  immense  extent,  crowned  with 
a  lofty  dome.  It  is  paved  and  lined 
vrith  marble.  Its  cornice  of  white 
marble  is  supported  by  sixteen  pillars 
and  as  mnny  pilasters  of  the  Corin- 
thian order.  In  the  circumference 
there  are  eight  niches;  and  between 
these  niches  are  eight  altars,  adorned 
each  with  two  pillars  of  less  size  but 
of  the  same  materials.  The  niches 
were  antiently  occupied  by  statues 
of  the  great  deities;  while  the  inter- 
mediate altars  served  as  pedestals  folr 
the  inferior  powers.  The  propor- 
tions of  this  temple  are  admirable 
for  the  effect  intended  to  be  pro- 
duced; its  height  being  equal  to  its 
diameter,  and  its  dome,  not  an  oval, 
but  an  exact  hemisphere.  The  effect 
is  also  heightened  by  the  manner  in 
which  the  light  is  admitted,  through 
a  circular  opening  to  the  skies  in  the 
apex  of  the  dome.  This  circum- 
stance, which  corresponds  well  with 
the  simplicity  of  design,  has  a  won- 
derful effect  in  dispersing  the  light 
throughout  the  whole  temple  ;  whilst 
it  directed  the  eyes  of  the  worship- 
pers to  the  Heavens,  the  peculiar 
abode  of  that  Deity  to  whom  they 
were  addressing  themselves. 

In  antient  times,  all  the  front  on 
the  outside  was  covered  with  plates 
of  brass  or  copper,  and  gilt  withhold ; 
and  the  outside  of  the  dome  was  cover- 
ed, with  plates  of  solid  silver.  These 
ornaments  have  long  since  been  con- 
verted to  other  uses,  and  the  dome  is 
now  covered  with  sober  sheets  of  lead. 
The  Pantheon  was  converted  into  a 
Church,  and  dedicated  to  St.  Mary,  by 
Pope  Boniface  IV.  about  the  year 
609 ;  -and  has  since  that  period  attract- 
ed the  attention  and  enjoyed  the  pa- 
tronage of  various  pontiffs. 

After  all,  to  adopt  the  language  of 
a  writer  *  of  exquisite  taste,  who  has 
himself  contemplated  this  venerable 
pile, 

"  Let  not  the  traveller  complain,  if 
even  in  this  magnificent  monument  he 
shall  tind  that  his  expectations  surpass 
the  reaiity,  and  that  his  fancy  has 
thrown  around  the  Pantheon  an  ima- 
ginary splendour.  He  must  not  expect 
to  find  in  it  the  freshness  of  youth. 


»  pee  our  Select  Poetry,  p.357» 


*  Eustace,  Classical  Tour. 


Years 


iils:^7TiePa.nthe6a.—*' History  of  the  Jesuilt."—M6*n.  SOS 

Tean  put  not  in  v>in  orcr  mm  or  lila  doctrlnet  of  the  mo«t  pcraicioni  tm- 

w»rki;  the; may Bometinm  ipare  pro-  dency  both  in  moraU  mndpolUiita, 

-poTtioB  >nd  ■jmmctry ;  but  beaut;  and  ihej  ha*e  added  practicM  in  e&cb,  rf 

(rue,  whether  in  the  marble  portico,  .  naluiv  utterlv   indefenilble  —  thit 

1L-™J;^.,'"""r     rS'  T"  "^   i!  »*"  "£«"'•  employed  bj  ihetn  ia  tbs 

their  toQcb    and  ™tahT«™i,M««  pro«?ulion   of  their   SbjecW   h.» 

kve  DOW  ndied  o«r  the  Pantheon;  and  t„„   ;i„"  «    ■    i  .  ■     ,     ■>      T;   "■'™ 

bed   it9  doi^e  In  |'"».'J'"7t,e«l"«'«!j.'SWher,of 

lave  at  lea»t  iiD-  (>ll>olic  com  muni  on,  who  hiT* 

Bullen  Bfandeur  *'^'"  '"™  Ibpir  willing  iatlrani«iU| 

ire  left  it  to  all  ita  '"^  ^*^t  ^'^^  ^^^  coneeaiioii*  of  the 

but  tfaey  have  J'i'CMiit   rei^n  (eapecially   the   grant 

(I  trniameniB,  lt>  of  the  elective  franchi>e)  haTCgreallj 

iftflomycoloun.  mcreaied  the  nainber  hnd  isluenca 

of  aiitiqnlty,  and  ,  .of  Cltholicki  both  in   Eoglaod  ani 

hicli  Tine  alone  Ireland,    the    conne'iion   which   faa* 

CM  sbcd  o»er  edi6ce*,  rather  tncreftie  etet    lubiitled   betweeu   the  J^Mitf 

tbaa  diloiniah   ita  maje«ty,  by  addint  "and   (tiemielve*    auuine*   the    iiiora 

tgiujuatly  admirfd  furm,  rfiat. *hith  ntipbrtaDce,    and    threaf^Di    ereiter 

"Sii'i.r.i^s'.rsj*;,^.:"  j"i"  ^.tb.  i.ier»i.  .f .  p™. 

leitant  NAioo  and  Government — ihat 

the  clrcomitance  of  Ibe  Jeioili  fiaf. 

■  ,    '  lu^' already  'Btrivtiij' tii  InnbaNtt,  in 

MKUbbait,  "^March  1.  ipite  of  Uwa  whiCb  hSre  a^ver'  bee* 

A  PAMPHLET  hafjnit  appeared  aliru^ated,  it  part  of 'itie  if  ttem  of  ' 
intitaled  "  A  Erief  Account  of  alchieving  ij  n>auif'  what  canuot  ba 
the  JciDitt,  wlih  Bittorical  Proof)  in  efiectcii  bj  force— th&t,  under  theia 
■apport  of  it,  tendiug  lb  citabliih  circumilancei,  the  preient  Pope,. is 
the  Dange;  of  IheBeiival  of  that  reTiving  an  order  whirh  wOfaboIiiMI 
<}i4erto  the  World  at  lai^e,  and  to  b^PopeClpmedt  Xlf.aboat  40j'ean 
tt6  United  Kingdom  in  parlicaUr."  iioce,  and  in  auignine  lo  ■(  at  Uw 
Tlw plan  embrace^  three  psrit: — III,  tame  time  the  aid  of  THSTv^nui- 
A  mmraarj  of  Ibe  htstorj  of  the  Je-  tiok  (its  oldest  and  bett'  allj),  haa 
•aiti.  —  8d,  Evidences  dranii  from  himself  ocled  upon  Ibo  great  prin- 
Ibe  history  of  olber  nations  and  uur  C'pte  of  Jesuitiiiii,  viz.  that  Ike  end 
oitn  for  the  purpose  of  eitablltbing  la  be  alchieved  mill  sanction  the  ute 
it;— and  3d,  Refleclioni  on  the  whole  oftheworH  meant;  and  hateff'eclually 
inbject  The  great  object  of  llie  pruiided  fur  the  revival  of  all  the 
writer  appears  to  be,  to  shew,  that,  evils  inseparable  from  the  employ. 
DO twiths landing  the  prelensiona  of  nient  of  such  agents. — Fiojlly,  that 
the  Jesuit)  to  superior  learning  and  the  United  Parliament  o«e»  it  to  i(t 
iBJenli,  their  order  is  only  a  corrujit  own  safety,  and  to  the  intereit*  of 
modification  of  the  PapaUyttemi  and  the  Nation  at  tai^c,  immedialel;  tu 
that  its  niembert  have  been  at  all  ditiniaa  the  Jesuits  who  have  at  this 
times  the  most  ardent  and  active  time  arrived  in  Ireland,  and  probably 
agents  of  the  itomiih  Church,  hav-  in  Eii^land,  and  tu  prevent  the  land- 
ing been  by  nu  means  scrupulous  in  ing  of  others  ot  the  same  professioo. 
theempl.>)ment  of  all  the  means  io  Yours,  &c.  fi. 
their  power  (not  excepting  pebse-  —  ■ 
cDTioN  in  every  form)  to  »*tll  the  Mr.  Ubh*n,  Marehi. 
triumphs  and  enlarge  the  possession)  OliVCE  the  writing  of  my  letter 
of  that  Church — that  theconstitution  O  inserted  in  your  last  Magazine, 
andrulesof IheSucielyobligeitsmera-  1  have  seen,  and  in  part  read,  Mr. 
berstoa  practice  opposed  to  the  plain-  (IharlesLtojd'iTrausUlionul'Alfiert'a 
est  dictates  o(  religion  andgooJcun-  Playn  t  anil  think  Itiat  tu  call  it  in 
science,  and  hostile  lo  the  safety  of  So-  general  a.  faithful  one,  is  perhaps  at 

'        "' " — -■-    gmj  iJigh  g  jiraise  as  it  it  cnlilled  tu  :  for 

:s  of  that  "  ttieplant  which  he  has  brotight 

their  existence,  the  Jesuits  were  the  from  Italy  into  Britain  has,  under  hit 

authors  of  almost  all  the  calamities  inaiia|;einent,   borne    undelcri orated 

which  desolated  the  world  at  large,  fruit,"  is,  ^am  afraid,  enure  than  he 

■nd  Europe  in  particular,  especially  has   reason   tu   Batter   himself  nith. 

the  Prolestaat  part  of  it  —  that  tu  Indeed  the  dilTetent  ipiril  and  phra- 

teol<^y 


206         Character  5/*  Al  fieri,  and  (fhis  Tragedies.  [Marcb^ 

seologv  of  different  languages  must 
unavoidably  make  translat'ton  diffi- 
cult, and  almost  always  imperfect: 
and  the  Italiau  may  possess  those 
qualities  which  Voltaire,  in  a  letter 
prefixed  to  his  Merope,  attributes  to 
It  («  d'etre  plus  maniable,''  &c.)  that 
may  make  a  transfusion  of  its  spirit 
into  other  languages  peculiarly  diffi- 
cult, if  not  impossible.  That  these 
qualities  are  amply  displayed  in  Alfi- 
eri's  Plays,  is,  I  think,  undeniable ; 
and  repeated  perusals,  and  compari- 
sons of  them  with  other  authors, 
have  still  more  strongly  impressed 
me  with  this  conTiction.  Alfieri  has 
^tven  its  fullest  force  to  tragic  com- 
position :  it  is  hardly  possible  to 
conceive  it  executed  with  greater 
strength  and  justness  of  thought 
and  expression.  His  speeches  and 
descriptions  often  strike  us  with  hor- 
ror; but  that  sentiment  is  never  call- 
ed for  but  on  proper  occasions,  and 
i)s  worst  effects  are  alleviated  by  the 
energy  and  animation  that  accom^ 
pany  it,  and  that  infuse  themselves 
into  the  mind  of  the  Reader.  His 
Plays  may  be  said,  as  Baron  Grimm 
observes  m  his  Correspondence,  **  to 
be  written  in  blood,  instead  of  tears:" 
but  it  is  blood  which  the  Tragic  Muse 
is  armed  with  a  dagger  purposely  to 
shed;  and  Alfieri  has  made  her  words 
and  herblows  in  perfectcorrespondence 
with  each  other.  That  we  are  inclined 
to  shrink  from  the  sight  and  sense  of 
such  horrors  can,  I  think,  only  be  tbe^ 
result  of  a  false  delicacy,  or  a  sort 
of  mental  epicurism,  that  inclines  us 
to  indulge  only  in  the  softer  and 
more  pleasurable  sensations ;  that  dis- 

? loses  us  to  shut  our  eyes  against 
acts,  when  they  are  displeasing  to 
us,  and  when,  in  truth,  the  contem- 
plation of  them  would  make  us  more 
sensible  of  what  is  amiable  and  laud- 
able in  human  nature,  by  contrasting 
it  with  what  is  odious  and  criminal: 
and  this  contrast  we  meet  with  in  its 
greatest  force  in  Alfieri's  Tragedies, 
The  fullest  display  of  truth  and  na- 
ture (when  there  is  no  real  violation 
of  decencjf)  can  never  be  injurious  to 
the  miud:  and  our  unwillingness  to 
open  our  eyes  to  that  display,  not 
only  proves,  but  must  add  to  the 
weakness  of  our  mental  vision;  or^ 
what  is  worse,  must  distort  it.  Al- 
fieri's  works  are,  in  short,  as  manly 
as  they  are  possessed  of  every  other 
excellence.    They  have  all  the  <*  pu- 


rity and  simplicity,"  all  the  "  cov- 
rectness  and  severity  of  taste,'*  that 
Francklin  (iu  the  preface  to  his  Trans- 
Jation  of  Sophocles)  attributes  to  the 
Greek   Tragedies.     That   simplicilj 
may  be  more  easily  transferable  iato 
the  Italian,  tbaa  any  other  modem- 
language,  from  the  resemblance  of 
its  beauties  to  those  of  the  antient  1 
but  the  beauty  of  simplicity  roost  be 
felt  in  all  languages,  as  in  all  works 
and  productions  whatever,  provided 
it  has  that  grace  given  to  it,   that 
still  leaves  it  its  own  cbaracter-^he 
grace  of  nature  and  of  truth.    The 
advance  of  knowledge,  and  the  force 
of  Alfieri's  genius  have  enabled  hini 
to  improve  on  those  antient  models^ 
as  well  as  to  avoid  (in  which  hit  me- 
rit is  all  his  own)  the  defects  of  the 
moderns,  which  (as  I  bd^ore  observed) 
certainly    have    their   exuberances^ 
however  pleasing  these  may  be  made, 
and  how  much  soever  of  imagination 
and  feeling  they  may  displav  as  well 
as  excite.     But  they  may  be  really 
extraneous  to  the  piece,  though  (as 
in  Shakspeare)  the  art  and  genius  of 
the  author  mav  connect  them  with 
it.    As  to  Shakspeare,  it  has  been 
truly  said,  that  '*  In  that  circle  none 
durst  walk  but  he.''  To  propose  him^ 
therefore,  as  an  object  of  imitation^ 
in  *'  treading  the  pathless  regions  of 
human  passion  and  human  thought/' 
in  penetrating  the  '*  hidden  mysteries 
and  invisible  sources  of  subumity,'^ 
&c.  is  only  suggesting  what  is  calcu^ 
lated  to  mislead  future  authors  from 
what  ought  to  be  their  proper  ob« 
ject,    the  delineation  of  huuiaa  uw 
ture  as  it  is,  with  all  that  is  characr 
teristic  of  it.     That  Alfieri's  persoi^ 
a^es  (besides  their  talking,   as  Mr. 
Lloyd  says,  *'  entirely  of  themselves 
and  with  each  other,"  &c.)do  not  '*go 
into  any  analysis  x>f  their  feelings," 
only,  I  think,  exempts  them  from  the 
danger  which  is  exemplified  in  Shaks- 
peare*s  soliloquy  of  Hichard  III.  the 
night  before  the  battle  of  Bosworth  % 
which   soliloquy  is  of  course  never 
recited  on  the  stage.  But  where  is  the 
genius  that  could  atone,  asShakspeare 
does,  for  such  lapses?     How  Mr.  L» 
has  found   out    that  Allieri*s  Plays 
*'  want  sensibility,*'  and  Madame  de 
Stael,  that  *'  he  was  born  rather  for 
action  than  for  thought*'    (which  I 
suppose  she  has  inferred    from   his 
exercise  of  thought  in  the  represent 
tation  of  action)  and  that  ^*  he  has 

not 


iog,  if  the  subject  itself  ii  so.  At 
to  Mr.  Llojd's  Iraailation,  though 
generally  faithful,  and  at  times  evea 
happj,  it  is  often  weak,  bald,  and 
lame,  and  lotnetimes  mistaken ;  of 
which  a  fiagrant  imtance  occurs  iu 
the  Oreitei,  where  jEgiilhus,  after 
being  leverelf  reproached  b;  Clj- 
lemsntra,  ufa,  on  lier  leaving 
faim,  **  S'odan  coitorot  nnila  rileva 
il  reito."  Which  Mr.  L.  bj  a  strauge 
miitahe  (for  1  will  not  luppnae  that 
he  went  purpotelj  out  of  hi*  way 
to  indulge  an  inclinatioa  to  latirize 
the  loquacitj  of  the  fair  kx,  which 
AtficrihiiDfelf  was  certaiulj  much  too 
atteatif  e  to  the  busioMi  of  the  piece 
to  do)  tranilatef, 
"  Be  women  beardi  tbey  care  not  for 

the  rest." 
Inlead  of  which,  il  ihould  rather  be, 
"  Hear  we  the  other*i  for  Ihe  rest  1 
care  not :"  or,  "  Hear  we  the  itrang- 
•r*)  for  anght  else  I  care  not)"  al- 
ludiag  to  Orealei  and  P^ladet,  who 
were  «orae  in  diiguiiej  with  intent  to 


case  i  for,  according  to  the  opinion  of 
Fabricius,  tbejr  were  not  to  much  as 
written  in  that  language,  though  Dr.. 
Grabe  thinks  tbey  itere. 

"  M.  Paris  pretends  the  Teataitieirta 
were  unknown  tu  the  Christians  in  the' 
time  of  St.  Jerome  i  but  this  ii  a  mia^' 
take,  for  this  grou  piece  of  forgeiy  if 
older  than  Origen,  and  nas  probably' 
composed  in  the  second  cenlnry,  ot  the 
close  of  the  firat. 

"  Some  bava  thought  the  Greek  tei( 
of  this  book,  was  a  translatiuo  made  by 
John  Cbrvsostom,  from  an  Hebrew  ori-. 
ginal;  but  the  grounds  of  Ibis  opinion 
are  not  juffiE^ient  to  support  it. 

"  liishup  Grosseleste  nas  firmly  per- 
suaded of  tbe  authenticity  of  this  Booh: 
he  not  oiiiy  translalnd  it  into  Latin  from 
the  Greek  originals;  but,  in  a  letter  of 
hie  to  Kinf;  Henn  111.  be  alledges  the' 
words  of  the  Telumanis,  and  »r{^es 
from  tbem,  as  tbe  uniloubted  word  of 
God." 

The  Book  has  been  translated  inta 
French,  Dulch,  and  English— it  wai 
printed  at  Pans  in  ■.'■'19,  in  ISmo. 
The  first  English  edition  of  this  book 


20S  Arthtir  Collier  ?— Shrewsbury  Column,  [Marcb^ 

was  printed  10  12roo.  at  London,  by  The  dimensions  are  as  follows : 

John   Daye,  near  Aldersgate,    1581,  F.    I, 

with  cuts,  a  preface  b j  Riciiard  Daye,  Height  of  the  pedestal 13    Q, 

and  at  the  end  an  account  how  these  Of  the  shaft  and  capital ^e    0 

Testaments    were    foiud.      Richard  Of  the  pedestal  to  the  statue..  ..I  l     6 

Baye,  besides  the  preface,  promised  Of  the  statue  ... « 16    O 

the  Death  and  Testament  of  Jacob;  ■ 

this  edition  is  translated  into  English  Whole  height    131     0 

by  A.  G.  (Arthur  Golding),  and  has  __      ,.       ^        .    .         ,  

a  cut  of  Jacob  bolstered  up  in  bis  ^«  ^'T^^V  ?1  *^*  ''''^"""  *' 

bed,  and  his  sons  about  him,  in  the  ri.  _,       rl^J^**  ••••.•;', I?    2 

!.., '  ...       .  •        •   .  J  Diameter  at  the  capital ,11     6 

title  page. — Jt  has  been  again  printed  ^ 

in  Englifih  as  follows:  To  judge  of  the  magnitude  of  this 

By  Richard  Daye  in  1589;  Richard  memorial,  the  best   mode  will  be  to 

Yardley  in    1590;    for  the  Stationer's  compare  it  with   some  of  the   most 

Compary   1606;    again  1641;     1663;  remarkable  structures  of   a  similar 

1674;  1693;  1699;  1706;  1716;  1731.  kind. 

Allow  me,  Mr.  Urban,  to  solicit  in-  .  The  Monument  in  London  is  15 
formation  on  the  following  subjects:  J««^  »»*  diameter,  Lord  Nelson's  co- 
Did  Dr.Berkeley(Buhop  of  Cloyue)  '""™"  at  Dublin  13  feet,  and  the 
ever  publish  any  more  of  "  The  Prin-  weight  (»f  the  shaft  and  capital  about 
ciples  of  Human  Knowledge,"  than  77  feet.— -The column  erected  by  Buo- 
the  First  Tart,  which  was  printed  in  n^parte  at  Pans  is  14  feel  in  diame- 
avo.  in  Dublin,  1710?  *®''«  *^°^  ^20  m  height ;  so  that  Lord 
Canan^  parlicularM  be  given  of  Ar-  ^»"**  column  will  be  equal  in  dia- 
thur  Collier,  Rector  of  Langford  '"e*^''  *»  ^^^  Monument,  two  feet 
Magna,  near  Sarum,  who  in  1713  "J^^**?  than  Lord  Nelson's,  and,  ex- 
publi«hed  "  Clavis  Universalis,  or  A  elusive  of  the  pedestal,  13  feet  higher  > 
New  Enquiry  after  Truth  ,"  being  a  and  exceed  the  diameter  of  the  Parif 
demonstration  of  the  impossibility  of  ^^o'umn  one  foot  j  and  will,  it  is  pre- 
an  external  world.  This  book  is  of  »"™^<J'  be  the  largest  Doric  coluraa 
exceeding  rare  occurrence;  and  Dr.  ever  erected.-— The  site  is  an  elevated 
Reid,  in  his  Essays  on  the  Intellectual  JP^^  ^^  '^e  entrance  of  Shrewsbury 
Powers  of  Man,  p.  173,  says,  he  has  ^^''^  "«  London  and  Bath  roads.— 
onl?  seen  one  copy  of  it,  which  is  in  The  estinoatedexpence  5500/. 
the  University  Library  of  Glasgow.  TJie  original  design  is  by  Mr.  Hay- 
I  consider  myself  fortunate  in  pos-  <^P?^»  J""/,,?"  »ngenious  young  ar- 
lessing  a  copy  of  this  curious  book.  <^h'**L^'  ^f  Shrewsbury,  corrected  by 
The  arguments  are  the  same  as  Mr.  Harrison  of  Chester. 
Berkeley's;  but,ttfK>ugh  written  with  Y^""»  ®*^'  ^^®=  OwBir. 
metaphysical  acuteness,  the  style  is  ^ 
disagreeable;  and  what  is  verystrange, 

as  Dr.  Reid  observes,  •«  although  he         Mr.  Urbah,  Feb.  SO. 

(Mr.  Collier)  appears  to  be  well  ac-  TJOW  can  the  Rev.  Mr.  Rolfe  be 

Suainted    with    Des    Cartes,     Male-  XTX  nephew  of  Lord  Nelson  ? — Tho 

raiiche,  and  Norris,  as  well  as  with  Peerages  mention  but  two  stifters  of 

Aristotle  and  the  Schoolmen,  it  does  the  gallant  Peer,  and  those  married 

not  appear  that  he  had  ever  heard  to  Bolton  and  Matcham. 
of  Locke's  Essay,  which    had    been         The  late    amiabtb  General  Ross, 

published  twenty-four  years,    or  of  (see  vol.  LXXXIV.  ii.  p.  401.)  was  of 

Berkeley's     Principles    of     Human  a  respectable  and  nobly  allied  family 

Knowledge,    which  had    been    pub-  situated  at  Rosstrevor  in  the  North 

lished  three  years."  of  1  reland  : — among  his  near  relatives 

If  Mr.  Collier  ever  published  any  were  the  ennobled  families  of  Charle- 

other  works,  an  account  of  them  will  roont,  Ludlow,   Uiversdale,  Bandon» 

be  acceptable  to,  and  Doneraile. 

Yours,  &c.        PiSHET  Thompson.         The  family  of  William  Greatrakei 

•  (the  new  claimant  to  the  title  of  Ju- 

Mr.  UasAN,  Salop^  Feb.  16.  nius)  is  believed  to  be  extinct  in  the 

I  SEND  you  a  few  particulars  re-  male  line;  his  sister,  Elizabeth  Court* 

lative  to  the  Column  now  erect-  ney,  is  stilt  living  at  Lismore,  co. 

ing  by  the  County  and  'Town  of  Sa-  Waterford. 

lop  in  honour  of  Lord  Hill.  Yours,  &c.         G.H.W.Casban. 

Mr. 


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fiiU  of  b    ^,  irx>i^  7.:k*  o!  rtoa*.  "*^^  >-:"K'v-:  w>w  ihe  w>  M  Ami 

l^lt  f'-'JT.^  I .  XT  «:  r--.  Vl:i.t^rr^"  #x>r':»--inr«  ol  wai»y  vSo  ti^r  K-r^x 

ia  hU  -C^:  .     r.  T  7:"  ri  -e  "/  2r^»  t-;  :ij  "**  •'''?   ^r^^w^ht  v|ft  HI  «  «t.»to  of  ;» •- 

ID  iUofii   '■    JT  :    "."  T.^ii:    i^-.cAt.il  *"*"**•      i'^er«»«rf^%  MHI  «iil  b»\  4bou« 

Xj  Mr.  >ic*    f  r.r   .if  ••  H;*:o:\  ol'  --^^  i^'f^*  »*f '•■•^  *?!•••»»  *^^' ^V'0\^. 


ben-  n?  some  xvwmbluice  to  the  IVak     ««  in  «»  *>f  th<*  Lord*  ft   Lr  1\»'<M  i 
nf  nerh\sbin^ ;  partieufairly  those  kiiovin     r<«*  Karla  (»l  Stnn'fani  «i:xl  M  .mi  :i«  IM- 
fiAcit's  of  KeaconHill,  Bartlon     ward -March  l*lulli|>|i!i.  o*,;.   W  ilh.un 


hv  the  fiAri**s  of   Keacon  Hill,  Bartlon  iraru-3Urch  rlull|l>|»!i.  ov|.    >\  ilh.un 

Hill,  Ives  Head,  Cliff  Hill,  &c.     From  HerrickyCaq.  tho  Rrv,  riitin.u  lto« 

the  two  former  oir  these  the  views  in  dear  irile»  Qiid  Edwafd  Daw  son »  c^i|. 
weather  are   very  extensive;    reaching  Yourff  &c.  11.  N. 

not  only  over  a  large  part  of  the  neigh-  — «^^m»m 

bouring  counties,  but  even  to  the  moun*        »-^  it. •  *  »         c... »#«■.    i ...    i  v 
tains  of  Wales.    In  proceeding  North-        ^'^-  V%%An.      .^jifW/WI.  J-«.  IN. 

wanb  by  a  direct  line  from  the  .Southern  T^HK  two  StonCHi  u  and  *.  wrun  jht 

paiti  of  the  kingdom,  these  hills  are,  I  X    and  forinrd  lor  aonir  iinrtirulur 

believe,  the  fint  part  of  the  chain,  or  usc»  of  which  «  rou;;h  ikrlrh  i«  ^ivnn, 
ridge,  which  at  length  constitutes  the  .  (scrjii^,  sS.)  were  lalrly  foiiiul  «i  (inr- 

Peak  of  Derbyihire,  and  which  it  couti-  thorpc,  co.  Loir,  upon  A  bwl  of  ^r»V#l, 

nued  thence  to  the  most  Northem  part  tjx  or  seven  fvvi  hcilow  tho  surf  nit. 
of  the  kingdom.     The  summits  of  many  u  \^  niiiir.slal  of  >  our  Cm  n -.pi. nil  ■ 

of  these  hills,  particularly  that  or  IWacon  ,.„t,    ,„  rxplijin   ihrir  iisr.-     in  wli;il 

Hill,  Avhich  is  considered  as  the  l.i-tu'.t,  .,       _^,^   v.hHhrr  foimnoi.ly   l..iM..f. 

consist  of  vast  nakec    cra.^^y  rocKs  Uu-  ,,;  ^..^^rr.     Tor  \\w  pn-MMit,  l<-t  ||,r.,. 

craffs  almost  universally  facme:  the  W  <"'l.  .  ii    i      .  #/       ,       ,,      m>i  .• 

rpi  1     ,  u      I  he  r.alleu  .\\\  llituil  mill.      Mm*  nrllin 

1  hev  are  comriosed  ot   a  xcrv  hard  irrt'v         .,,  .  .  i        ,  i  ,   . 

ston'e,  very  like  the.  bU-.«  Klv-ai.  stono  oV  ""^Hto"';".  •«  "•;»  "«"«'»  ;""^''  •'  l»  "' 

Cornwall,  but  not  so  fissile.     It  is  of  an  «cr,    ')r   larjjr    i,h..llow    di-h.     wilh    .i 

extremely  close  grit,  pv».'S  lire  with  steel,  shrived- oil    rdjrr  ;     m    Noinr    pliin  « 

whence  quartz  teems  to  predominate  in  diipp**!;     in    olhiru,    hnikr    down, 

its  composition,  and  some  parts  of  it  an:  The    hotlom    is   nol,    ijuili'   Miif,    hiif 

almost  irresistible  to  the  hamniT.  Otlwr-i  g'-ntly  riH^s  lo  th<T  milri?  i\\Vr  n  UnU 

of  these  rocks  are  composed  of  an  irn-  plaf.(r),  which  ii  prrloialfd,  n|i|i:iiiiiily 

perleci  kind  of  granite,  of  whieh  a  mu'-h  for  II  '  piiipoir  ol  :i  Kpifidlr.   V\  <  ii^hr. 

more  complete  sort  abounds  in  the  ri«:i:;ii-  .jj  poiindi ;  dianKtlff,  M*  if    !;•  i 
bourhood    of   Moui.tsorell,  vthere  it   is  j  |,,.  upprr  inilUlonr,  A,  t.    i  i,,M  i,- 

u^^-d  in  bu^ldin?-,    in  the  pavement  oJ  j^,  ,|,r,p#:  thr;  boirom  pnrf  'I  :.  .  .,.,"  .,'i 

the  stftv.-;.,ar..:-.m-nd  the  high  roa'is."  ^Mj,;,,.|oar,  is  v.xUi:u.i\s  p.  .h.|,   ..U 

In   150*5  an  Act  of  PariiatrK'nt  re-  wa»  f'ufid  in   its  p»oj»«-f  |il.,««-  \.•^,^^u 

cci\ed  the  Ho%al  4  6«ent,  for  aiiollin;^  tii';  otn«r,   whirli  it  t-A.nWy,  /lU.     At 

and  d.v  dioi   i..  »  very  vali:^hi':  Ira'.t  V'..-.  Iojj,  r,  i*  an  :i|i«'f  hif:  /,f  h'tppn  ,  *» 

of  ]a::d  ;  ar.i   ia  a  few  fifr'-tin;:  ;.»;'«r*  i''f,#n    fj  dia'r'<;''T,  ^Of.trwin'/  (»«  it 

the  fic^  o!  i'*:  '.oj:.tr«  »  li  * '; 'Ar  ^:lv  <>--";:,'!«,  and  rf.:«v   hoM  li.n'    rmU. 

«i    a    :"•  :^.      .-..'C-:;.,   in  *or; ';   i.^if*  i/f  Or«:al'it  di^i'n'.v  r,  j:^  ir.' :.i  r       •an-V, 

t."*:  i      •**•.    r.ive  I.*.'-'  p*' '  ^  M'    i'^.i*  'J  Ji.'.d    \>t'^]3*:ti'U*     i'-r    r.«  «:'».•,    'y     I  '    .1  » 

ii''.-    "L-*Cii.«^d    '-    ri:*:':-    '/    V  r'»  rw  i/hr,    i*  :.',»!».'•.       '.«;if    ;  ',  ,cj»    »h<- 

.'.:':  c.  .  '«:  •, ■.  :  I'.j  s'^""^  '''"'■  *  <■'"'  *  '  i<:T  '-r   '^    ^.  .^  >  v.*  ^f  f  '.  «■,  i*f.  'h 

f  C T  rii  '_  i    '  ■•  i  r  * '  *:  "51  ".  .   ^  J  n  1 1  *; '     '.  . '  -  r.  O ."    ■    - '    '*..'•*   v.     ■,',':','.♦',';.'*♦■' 

>'C-  -fi:  C  '-.-'J.     :        I".d*:;.d,   "-'     -ri'i  tOj.-i^r     'f  tf-;*    ;r.   Hj*:  *i-^*^^   v  ■  «  f«; 

t=*r      •*     1'."'"    »*'.•':'•     C. "  ■    ■:■'.-■  ^ "':•'-    :I    «    *,*:  1    ' '.•      «r»<'. '.*    »    f',:    * 


210  Bosworth  Field.' Protestant  Persecution.-M.  Bossuet.[Mafcfar, 


frame  of  iron- work,  which  may  have 
perished;  and,  by  the  wearing  down 
on  that  side  by  natural  pressure,  we 
may  be  somewhat  countenanced  in  an 
Opinion  of  the  handle  having  been 
fixed  there.  The  stone  (not  met  with 
in  this  country)  is  of  a  dirly  white 
coarse  grit,  and  may  be  taken  for  a 
rbugh  composition  of  beat  sand  and 
mortar ;  and  though  it  has  not  the 
least  resemblance  to  millstones  now 
in  use,  yet  appears  not  ill  caleulated 
for  the  grindmg  of  Corn. 

Yours,  &c.  W.  MouifSEY^ 


Mr.  Urban, 


EitnesthQrpe^  near 
Hinckley  f  Jan.  14. 

AS  many  of  your  Readers,  and  Cor- 
respondents to   your  valuable 
Magazine,  may  be  gratified  with  a  de- 
scription of  what  is  curious  or  antique 
from  near  to  Bosworth  Field  (where 
the  decisive  battle  was  fought  between 
King  Richard  the  Third  and  Henry 
Earl  of  Richmond,  Aug.  22,  1483), 
as  they  are  now,  from  the  distance  of 
time  since  that  period,  become  ex- 
tremely rare ;  you  herewith  receive 
VL  drawing  of  an  Halberd,  or  Pike, 
(fig,  3.)  found  recently  in  the  roof  of 
an  old  house  at  Stapleton,  which  is 
supposed  to  have  been  preserved  by 
the  antient  family  of  Dawes  of  that 
place.     It  is  upwards  of  9  feet  in 
length,  the  shaft  of  oak,  banded  on 
four  sides  with  iron,  and  studded  with 
brass  nails  between  every  band ;  the 
shaft  is  surmounted  with  two  wings 
of  iron  cut  into  rude  open  work, 
which    terminates    from    the    knob 
above  the  wings  to  a  square  taper 
point  of  about  2^  feet  in  length.     It 
is  shod  with  sharp  iron,  to  be  occa- 
sionally rested  in  the  ground.     Sta- 
pleton being  situate  a^oining  Rad- 
more  Plain*,  the  field  of  battle,  1 
hare  not  the  least  doubt,  it  has  been 
preserved  as  a  rare  relick  of  that  me- 
morable period,  as  it  bears  evident 
marks  of  other  times  f. 

Yours,  &c.         Richard  FowKE. 


*^*Fig,  4  is  a  Gold  Broche,or  Buckle, 
found  near  Husbands  Bosworth ; 
and  has  been  fully  described  by  the 
late  Mr.Tailby,  in  vol.  LXX.  p.  121. 


Extracts  from  the  MSS,  of  the  Me 

Dr,  DVCAREL. 

I. 

Protestant  Persecution:  containing 
the  Case  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Hbrport, 
of  Berne,  for  writing  a  Book  about 
Oaths. 

''An  Essay  on  Truths  of  Importance  to 
the  Happiness  of  Mankind."  8vo. 
London,  1768.  Translated  from  the 
German. 

«*  THE  Rev.  Anthony  Herport,  au- 
thor of  this  book,  of  a  Patrician  familv 
at  Berne  (where  his  relations  are  stifl 
of  the  Magistracy  there),  was  a  man 
of  great  learning,  and  of  considerable 
property  in  the  Canton  of  Bernew 
He  was  for  many  years  Minister  at 
Vevayi  but,  becoming  deaf  about  40 
years  ^go,  had  a  pension  of  about  60f. 
per  annum  assigned  to  him  for  life  by 
the  Magistrates  of  Berne |  which  bein^ 
unwilling  to  enjoy  in  idleness,  he 
wrote  this  book;  with  which  the  Privy 
Council  of  Berne  was  so  much  offendetl, 
that  they  fir^  seized  the  whole  edi- 
tion, consisting  of  1000  copies,  of  this 
book,  and  caused  it  to  be  publicly 
burnt — 13  copies  only  escaped  i  for 
the  recovery  of  each  or  these,  Ib'e  said 
Privy  Council  offered  100  dollars, 
about  20/.  sterling.  This  book  is 
transUited  from  one  of  these  18  copies. 
The  Author  was  prosecuted, and  coii- 
deuined  (without  being  heard)  to  lose 
his  character,  his  pension,  and  his 
liberty  ;  soon  aAer  which  he  died  ia 
confinement  (in '  his  own  house  as- 
signed for  his  prison)  at  Berne,  a 
Martyr  to  Truth,  in  the  73d  year  of 
hisaj;'',  ^.  D.  1767." 

<<  Doctors'-Commons  April 9, 1768, 
I  received  this  information  from  Mr. 
Valtravers,  F.  R.  S.  and  F.  S.  A.  vrho 
prejieuted  me  with  the  book. 

Anu.  Colter  Ducarel.** 

II. 
Concerning  a  Book-  (supposed  to  be 
unique)  No.  860  in  the  MS  Library 
at  Lambeth,  entitled ^^^  Exposition  de 
la  Doctrine  Cathofique  de  Af .  Bos»uet,*' 
a  copy  of  which  was  faithfully  tran- 
scribed and  sent  to  the  Library  of 
Lejdcn  LFuiversity,  by  Archbishop 
Secker*s  direction,  in  March,  1764, 
attested  by  Dr.  Maty  and  myself. 


•  See  Mr.  Pridden's  Plan  in  Nichols's  re-publiration  of  Hutton's  Battle  of  Bos- 
worth Field,  and  also  the  letter-press  in  that  historical  and  descriptive  work. 

t  Baker's  Chronicle  says,  <<  The  battle  King  Richard  led  himself,  which  consist 
•f  a  thousand  bill-men>  empaled  with  two  thousand  pikes/'  &c.  &c. 

««  L>xera- 


aTec.rKxempiaite  ongiuai  ae  la  did- 
liulheque  Arrhiepiicopnle  de*  Maou- 
KfipU  lie  Lamtieth,  ooui  I'aToni 
troUT^e  cooforroe  ea  tout  aiec  cet 
Eiemplaire,  et  pouren  cunttatcr  et  en 
Wiiirvr  ia  parfaite  authenticity,  noiti 
afont  non  seutenieDt  ligue  le  pr^aent 
ccTtilicat,  raaia  a  von)  uutrc  cela 
■oufcript  a  chaque  page  let  lettre) 
initi«le(  de  doi  nom*.  Fait  aLuudrei 
Je  21  de  Terrier,  A.  D.  1764. 

AUD.  COI-TEE  DUCIBEI., 

Leguni  Diictor, 
Bibliolhecx  La ni belli  an c  Cualoi." 

III. 

Leitcr  to  Ur.  John  Folhcrglll,  upon 

hii pre*eiitiiig  Mr.Purrer'iTtanila- 

tion   of  the   Bible   to  Archbiibop 

Seeker  Tor  the  Lambeth  Library. 

Dear  Sir,  ngc.  Si,  1164. 

Mr.  PorTcr'i   Traoslalipn    i.f    Ihe 

Bible,  togelher  Kiih  jour  tery  oh- 


to  perute  a  Journal  ot  a  inuri  eicur< 
lion,  ID  the  year  1149,  to  lome  of  the 
maritime  lowni  of  France,  oppuiile 
the  Kenliih  coail,  written  by  Henry 
Barllelt,  a  native  of  Strarford-upiin- 
Avon,  where  he  wai  baptized  upon 
the  13th  iif  October,  1118  i  and  com. 
municatcd,  a  ihort  time  before  hia 
death,  to  hia  brotber-in-law,  the  Rev. 
Joteph  Creenc,  late  of  thi*  place. 
Thii  intelligeat  young  man,  wli»  waa 
the  ion  of  Mr.  Rirhard  Bartlell.  au 
eroitient  lurgeon  and  apothecary  here, 
by  Cecilia  tlis  wife,  cMtabiiahed  hira- 
■elf  in  Lundun  in  Ihe  lame  |>rar»tioP 
at  hia  father  followed  ;  but  died  in  or 
■oon  after  1744,  about  8G  yean  of 
age.  If  tiii  deMriptioni  be  ceotureJ 
ai  tediunil)  inimite,  and  hi*  observa- 
tions dull  and  unimportant,  let  it  be 
remembered  tliat  they  are  Ihe  re> 
roarku  of  one  jurt  eoleriug  into  life, 
to  whom,  perhnpi,  every  thing  »p- 
pearcd  ncwand  inlereilingi  ofoBo  wbo 


212      A  Tripf  in  1742, /rom  London  to  Broadstairs.     [March, 


Tirrote  ^ith  confidence  to  a  friend  and 
relation,  without  the  expectation  that 
his  Journal  would  have  filled  a  few 
pa^es  of  your  popular  Repository. 

The  followin|ir  is  copied  from 
Greene's  transcript,  now  in  the  pos- 
lession  of, 

Yours,  &c.         R.  B.  Wheler. 


ON  Tuesday  morning,  June  the  29th 
[1742],  at  7  o'clock,  I,  with  my  Compa- 
nion, took  a  boat  at  Falcon-stairs,  South- 
wark,  the  Thames  being  then  at  pretty 
near  high  water.  We  went  through 
London  bridge  with  some  difficulty;  but 
continued  not  long  upon  the  river,  chus- 
ing  to  land  at  Cox's  wharf,  that  we 
might,  for  the  sake  of  variety,  more 
commodiously  walk  from  thence  to  Green- 
wich. Here  a  small  shower  obliged  us 
to.  take  immediate  shelter.  After  dinner 
at  this  pleasant  village,  we  took  boat 
again  for  our  conveyance  towards  the 
Magazine  and  Foundry  at  Woolwich ; 
where,  through  the  ignorance  of  our 
waterman,  we  landed  with  a  great  deal 
of  difficulty,  being  almost  up  to  our  knees 
in  the  boggy  soil.  Indeed  the  roughness  of 
the  Thames  at  this  place  strongly  influ- 
enced us  to  quit  our  boat  so  soon;  and 
yet  1  think,  if  there  h\d  been  a  knowing- 
one  amongst  us,  we  might  have  picked 
out  a  firmer  soil  for  our  landing-place 
than  this  part  of  Greenwich  Marsh. 

Except  our  seeing  two  porpusses,  or 
hog-fish,  nothing  further  worthy  of  no- 
tice happened  till  ouf  arrival  at  Wool- 
wich,  which  village  we  entered  about 
four    in   the  afternoon,    somewhat  fa- 
tigued with  our  walk.     Here  we  saw  the  . 
St.  Joseph    prize,    a  capture   that  the 
Spaniards  would  be  glad  to  have  again, 
if  we  would  surrender  it  peaceably.     We 
had  a  view  also  of  the  King's  rope-yard 
for  the  use  of  the  Navy  Royal.     At  ten 
in  the  evening  we  weut  on  board  a  sloop 
at  Green-dragun  stairs,  near  Woolwich, 
Capt.  Gilpin  commander,   burthen  forty 
tons,    without  any  carriage    or  swivel 
guns ;  but,  that  it  might  not  be  said  to 
be  wholly  without  arms,  we  had,  for  an- 
noyance of  our  enemies,  one  old  rusty 
gun  in  the  cabin.  '  Our  whole  comple- 
ment of  men  were  as  follows  :  first,  the 
'Captain  and  his  crew,  which  were  only 
his  cook  and  cabin-boy ;  and  secondly, 
eight  passengers,  one  of  which  was  an 
old  drunken  Captain,  who  was  going  to 
^t.  Valerois. 

As  we  passed  by  Gravesend,  we  heard 
the  report  of  three  great  guns,  which 
surprized  me  very  much ;  but  we  m^ 
with,  nothing  further  remarkable  betwixt 
that  place  andJSheeruess,  near  the  mouth 
oif  the  liver  Med  way,  excfj)t  you  reckon 


the  floating  light  on  tht  North-sand  as 
such ;  a  contrivance  to  direct  ship«  in 
the  time  of  darkness,  placed  there  at  the 
expence  of  David  Avery,  a  merchant  of 
London,  June  the  15th,  1731. 

By  this  time  I  began  to  be  exceedingly 
sick.     A  squall  of  wind  ran  our  gunnel 
under  water,  and  in  about  an  hour  drove 
Us  upon  the  Flats, — some  shoals  of  sand 
near  the  mouth  of  the  Thames,  called 
the  Spaniard; — which,  for  want  of  the 
tide  to  lift  us  oflf,  obliged  us  to  cast  an- 
chor.    Here  we  had  two  or  three  smart 
showers  of  rain,  which  not  washing  away 
our  appetite,  we  began  to  think  on  the 
contents  of  our  cupboard,  namely,  a  \eg 
of  mutton,   an  half-quartern  loaf,  &c. 
which  provision  we   had    taken    in   at 
Woolwich  to  serve  us  in  our  passage  to 
Dover  or  Calaif:,  arcording  as  the  wind 
should  prove  favourable.     To  Use   no 
time,  we  here  boiled  our  leg  of  mutton; 
and  five  ef  our  number,  whose  stomachs 
were  most  importunate,  sate  down  to 
eat    heartily,    with   only  one   trencher 
among  them.     I,  to  my  great  grief,  was 
no  companion  for  these,  though  J  could 
observe  them  from  my  bed  in  my  cabioy 
where  I  lay  thoroughly  sick,  and  much 
dispirited.     However,  after  a  little  rest,    ^ 
1  endeavoured,  as  1  lay,  to  eat  a  little  i 
and  could  scarcely  forbear  smiling,wben  I 
considered  the  rather  indelicate  mode  of 
taking  my  repast,  with  my  bread  in  one 
hand,  and  meat  in  the  other,  gnawing  it 
like  a  dog,    without   trencher,   knife, 
or  salt. 

The  tide  coming  in,  we  weighed  an- 
chor, and  spoke  with  several  homeward- 
bound  ships  from  Portugal,  Antigua, 
and  Jamaica,  which  met  us  in  ihe  North 
Foreland ;  and  though  we  were  in  some 
little  danger,  by  reason  of  the  lightness 
of  our, sloop,  yet  by  six  o'clock  in  the 
evening  we  had  proceeded  so  far  on  our 
voyage  as  to  double  the  North  Foreland, 
which  is  the  North-£ast  point  or  cap« 
of  Kent^  and  put  in  safely  at  Bradstow, 
or  Broadstairs,  a  kind  of  small  port  on 
the  East  side  of  the  Isle  of  Thanet. 

Our  stoppage  here  was  chiefly  occa- 
sioned by  the  wind's  now  becoming  much 
too  boisterous  for  our  little  vessel  to  live 
out  at  sea ;  wherefore,  to  pass  our  time 
more  agreeably ,  we  went  a  little  mile  up 
the  country,  to  a  small  town  callea  St. 
Peter's,  where  a  fair  was  then  kept,  and 
lay  there  that  night,  returning  to  Brad- 
stow  early  4iext'  morning. 

The  inbabii  ants  of  Bradstoware  chiefly 
fishermen,  civH  and  obliging  people.  It 
was  at  the  latter  end  of  the  mackarel 
season  when  we  came  here;  however, 
we  bought  six  very  large  ones  for  a  shil- 
ling, just  after  they  were  taken  out  of 
the  sea^  which  relished  delicious  ly.    I 

walked 


l*t  5.7  Journey  from  BroadsUin  to  Dover,  thence  to  Caltis.   ^  1  s' 

walked  opon  the  fHer  of  this  plaoe,  atid  alib  Smndown  CMtle»  ott  the  other  iM« 

pieked  up  aeferal  large  sUi^fisb ;  whieh  Deal^  eoamaad  the  sea  ooaft. 
eartoeity  of  mine  being  obsenred  by  a        We  arrived  at  Dover  abodt  8  o'eloek 

fiiheraian,  he  made  me  a  present  of  two  on  Thorsdaj  erei^n^,  and  lay  there  tiMM! 

•r  three  skins  of  small  sea-dogs,  or  teals,  night  t  but  ware  disaippoiBtad  ef  oar  pw^ 

The  wmd  still  eontinoing  very  violent  sage  the  neat  monring,  and  dfaiigetf  to 

and  tempestuous,  and  threatening  us  in  wait  for  the  night-tide.  -  Having  that  M 

all  probaldlity  with  destruction  if  we  seemingly  useless  day  upon  our  haa^' 

ventured  te  sea  again  in  our  old  sloop,  we  eoukl  think  of  no  better  employmon: 

wMeh  was  so  slenderly  provided  with  than  walking  about,  to  take  a  view  of 

ballast  that  a  moderate  puff  must  have  the  sea>Ooast,  fte.   whieh  was  a  vaiy 

overset  us»  as  had  nearly  been  our  mis-  agreeable  entertainment  to  us.    As  we 

*  fortune  at  the  North  Foreland :  we  there-  were  sauntering  and  prying  about  npott 

lore  determined  to  pass  by  land  from  the  beach,  I  found  a  seardof  fish's  head 

this  place  to  Dover;  and  accordingly  we  (th^  same  which  I  sent  you  some  Uttk 

took  horse  for  thia  purpose  at  deven  while  since),  and  several  verv  boantlfal 

o'clock  the  next  morning.    Near  Rams-  shells  of  seapfisb.    Our  this  day's  walk, 

^te,  we  passed  between  t0o  pleasant  And  the  different  prospects  we  by  Ihia 

villages  called  St.  Peter  and  St.  Law-  means  had,  would  have  afforded  us  abuii- 

rence ;  and  soon  after,  rode  for  two  or  dantly  more  satisfoction,  if  the  extremo 

three  miles  very  near  the  sea-coast,  at  a  roughness  of  the  sea,    and  a  furiooa 

pUoe  called   Great  Cliff's  End,    from  South- West  wind,  had  not  damped  our 

which  road  we  had  a  plain  view  of  save-  spirits  a  little,  in  expectation  of  a  troo-. 

ralriiips  in  the  Downs  and  Deal  Harbour,  blesome  voyage. 

In  a  mile  or  two's  further  riding  we        This  was  not,  however,  soAeient  to 

came  to  Sandwich,  a  sea-port  market-  deter  us  from  our  expedition.    The  Iih 

tdWn ;  but  before  we  could  enter  it,  we  satiable  thirst  of  novelty  and  variety  still 

were  forced  to  feny  over  a  river  aiyoin-  hunf^  upon  us :   we  therefore  launched 

ing  to  it,  which,  if  I  remember  right,  is  out  from  Dover,  and  bade  adieu  to  Old 

called  Wanitame ;   and  then,  it  being  England  for  a  time  (after  we  had  p;iid 

about  two  in  the  afternoon,  we  reached  sixpence  a  head  for  each  passenger),  at 

our  inn  at  the  sign  of  the  Bell  and  An-  jnst  36  minutes  past  six  in  the  Evening, 
chor,  the  place  agreed  upon  whereat  to        Our  vessel  was  called  the  Jacob  sloops 

refresh  ourselves  with  a  dinner.  Capt.  Boykin  commander;  his  comple- 

Our  acroinmodations  here  fell  much  ment  of  men  seven,  with  six  s;Evivel  guns,, 

short  of  what  we  expected^  for  our  land-  and  a  pretty  many  passengers  on  board 

lord  being  a  bachelor,    and  gone  some  bound  for  Calais,  amongst   whom   waa 

distance  from  home,  and  none  but  ser-  Count  Denniskiouid,  nephew  to  the  pre- 

vants  being  left  to  manage  for  him  in  sent  King  of  Denmark,  who  had  served 

his  absence,  the  consequence  was  what  in  America  as  a  volunteer  under  Com- 

roay  always  be  expected  in  such  cases  modore  Lestock,  in  the  late  unsuccessful ' 

and  circumstances ;  namely,  a  vile  waste  attempt  upon  Carthagena.    This  youn^ 

of  provisions  to  pamper  the  worthless  gentleman   was  about  twenty  years  of 

managers,  and  an  Utter  disregard,  if  not  age,  and  now  returning  home,  accompa- 

contempt,  of  tho^e  guests  anii  customers  nied  by   his  Tutor,  after  having  spent 

at  whose  cost  thtty  are  supported.   Meet-  some  time  in  England.     Besides  these, 

ing,  therefore,  with  but  indifferent  usage  there  were  an  English  Gentleman,  with 

at  this  house,    in   two  hours'  time  we  his  French  feotman,  preparing  for  a  tour 

hired  fresh  horses,  and  left  that  misera-  through  France;    another   from  West* 

hie  place  to  more  indifferent  travellers.  Chester,    bound    for   Montpelier  ;     my 

Our  journey  led  us  through  Sandown  friend  (who  spoke  the  French  tongue 
Gate,  and  then  by  an  old  wall,  reported  exceedingly  well),  and  myself;  besideo 
to  be  part  of  .what  was  formerly  a  very  the  Danish  Count's  attendants, 
strons:  l\)rtification,  thoug;h  now  almost  Mostof  us  were.exiraordinarily sea-sick 
entirely  decayed.  \Wq  passed  also  by  in  our  passage,  particularly  the  County 
Sandown  Castle,  another  strong,  though  whose  disorder  confined  him  to  his  cabin. 
small  buil(lin<7  oii  the  sea  shore ;  and  Wc  had  our  stormy  attendants,  the  por- 
about  five  o'clock  entered  Deal,  a  very  pusses,  who,  after  their  sporting  man- 
pleasant  market-town.  We  did  not  so  ner,  rolled  upon  the  waves, 
much  as  once  stop  at  this  place,  but  We  arrived  at  Calais  in  the  dusk  of 
i-ode  on  through  Beach- street,  from  the  evening,  about  9  of  the  clock.  As 
whence  we  had  a  very  agreeaiile  and  soon  as  we  got  into  the  harbour,  the 
near  prospect  of  the  ships  in  the  Downs.  Count  came  upon  deck  ;  and,  as  I  knew 
Soon  after,  we  passed  by  Deal  Castle,  he  talked  English  pretty  well,  I  asked 
and,  in  less  than  a  measured  mile  fur-  him  what  time  he  thought  it  was  ;  upon 
tber,  by  Walmer  Castle  5  which  two,  as  which  he  very  obligingly  lent  me  bis 

watcb. 


214        Calais  m  1742  described. — Road  to  St.  Onier's.     [Marcli^ 

watcb,  by  which  J  found  we  had  (as  in«         To  dispel  such   melancholy  notionf » 

deed  tb«y. all  accounted  it)  a  very  quick  and    convince   ourselves    we    were    no 

passaf^e  over,   2  hours  and  S4  minutes,  long^er  under  restraint,  we  unairiroously 

though  we  were  under  some  uneasy  appre-  acyoumed  to  the  Silver  Lion,  which  ii  the 

hensions  from  a  turbulent  wind  and  sea.  post-house,  and  refreshed  ourselves  with 

There  are  three  forts  on  this  part  of  a  breakfast  of  coffee  and  tea,  crowning 

the  French  coast,  that  at  hiffh  tide  ap-  all  with  a  bottle  of  ^ood  French  wine» 

pear  in  the  water  a  considerable  distance  to  qualify  us  for  walking;  about  with 

firom  the  land.     Soon  aftf  r  passing  be-  greater  alacrity  and  vigour, 
twixt  the«e,  we  set  footing  on  French         The   town  of  Calais  is  well  fortified 

ground;  but  the  gates  of  Calais  were  with  walls,  drawbridges,  and  a  continual 

fthut  up  before  oor  arrival,  which  obliged  and  numerous  garrison.    There  is  upon 

us  to  lie  at  a  little  paltry  house  under  the  platform,  among  others,  a  very  large 

the  town-walls.  and  beautiful  brass  cannon,  near  thirty 

By  the  time  1  entered  this  wretched  feet  in  length,  a  present  from  theDuke 

H6tel,  I  found  myself  grievously  hungry;  of  Lorrain  to  Louis  XIV.    Their  chief 

wherefore  I  made  signs  fur  something  to  market,  which  we  had  the  opportunity 

eat,  and  got  some  wine.     I  had  learned  of  seeing;  at  its  height,  is  kept  in  a  place 

by  rote,  Je  vouspjie,  donnez  moi  guelque  somev^bnt  like  Covent-Garden,  but  falls 

chose  h  manner  [Pray  give  me  something  very  short  of  it  in  the  spaciousness  of 

to  eat],  which  upon  this  occasion  1  feel-  the  area,  as  well  as   in  the  agreeable 

ingly  uttered;  and  directly  one  of  the  variety  of  every  kind  of  useful  vegetable 

attending  Mademoiselles  pulled  out  of  a  with  which  our  country  furnishes  us. 
cupboard,  from  under  an  old  table,  part        Proposing  to  ourselves  a  trip  by  land 

of  a  rabbit  for  my  use,   but  so\  very  to  St.  Omer's,  in  the  province  of  Artois 

strongly  impregnated  with  pepper,  that  in  French  Flanders,  we  left  Calais  about 

I  could  eat  none  of  it.    To  alleviate  this  ten  of  the  clock,  being  five  only  innum^ 

misfortune,  some  of  the  rest  of  our  cum-  her ;  viz,  the  Gentleman,  with  his  French 

pany  presented  me  and  my  companion  footman,  who  were  our  fellow^ passengers 

with  some  of  their  mutton  and  chicken  from  Dover;  a  Gentleman  who  lodged 

which  tliey  brought  from  England ;  and  at  the  Silver  Lion  at  Calais,  a  jnaster  of 

with   this,  and  our  liquor,  which  was  the  French  tongue,  and  who  accumpa- 

water  and  wine  sweetened  with  sugar,  nied  us  for  pleasure ;  my  intimate  Com* 

we  made  a  tolerably  good  supper.    .  panion,  who  set  out  with  me  from  Lon- 

The  odd  appearance  of  our  Madame  la  dcm ;  and  myself. 
Gouvernesse  and  her  two  Mademoiselle;  In  the  public  road  and  in  the 
daughters,  in  their  short  petticoats  and  Yields  we  passed  wry  near  to  seve^ 
their  other  whimsical  dr<ess^  together  small  Chapels,  as  they  are  called  (soi 
with  the  manner  of  their  discourse,  what  like  seutry-boKesJ,  the  doors  of 
obliged  me,  through  fear  of  giving  of-  which  buildings  reach  acros9  tlie  whole 
fence,  to  step  out  of  the  house  while!  breadth,  having  the  upper  part  panneled 
vented  myself  in  a  hearty  fit  of  laugh-  or  sashed  with  glass ;  the  top  of  which  is 
ing.  Having  some  time  after  signified  made  open  towards  the  front  with  balus-. 
our  inclination  of  retiring  to  the  place  of  tres,  not  very  unlike  the  garden^gates 
our  repose  for  tl^at  night,  we  were '  con-  of  some  of  our  English  Gentlemen.  My- 
ducted  to  our  lodging-room  and  bed ;  curiosity  led  me  to  ride  up  to  one  oif 
but  the  appearance  they  both  made  was  these  little  Chapels,  when  I  observed 
so  little  inviting,  that  we  chose  to  divest  through  the  glass  a  small  kind  of.  altar, 
ourselves  of  our  coats,  waistcoats,  and  whereon  stood  a  Crucifix,  and  near  it  a 
shoes  only,  for  fear  of  having  a  regiment  diminutive  image  of  the  Virgin  Mary» 
of  GzlViQ  HexapodeSy  in  plain  English  dressed  like  one  of  our  raree-sbew  pup- 
French  lice,  quartered  upon  us,  the  bare  pets,  or  Lady  Catherinas,  that  are  car- 
n^^prehension  of  which  kept  us  much  ried  about  at  London,  and  move  by 
longer  awake  than  was  agreeable.  clock-work. 

In  tlK  morning  we  were  sent  for,  I        Thc.entrance  that  should  be  into  these 

presume  according  to  their  usage  of  all  mighty  sanctuaries  is  always  made  up 

strangers,  to  write  down  our  names  at  fast,  no  one  going  into  them  either  fur 

the  Guard-room ;  after  which  we  were  devotion,  or  upon  any  other  account  s 

conducted  by  a  guard  of  soldiers  to  the  but  the  zealous  votary  kneels  down  q|^ 

Custom-house  at  the  Port,  in  order  to  the  outside,  directing  bis  petitions  |#. 

Ue  sesircbed  for  contraband  goods,  when,-  his  helpless  mediatrix  through  tlicL  (lil| 

paying  a  threepenny  fee  to  the  Governor,  of  the  half-panneled  door, 
we  were  forthwith  dismissed,  looking,  I        We  had,  perhaps,  continued  our  oIih 

imagin<*d,  like  so  many  London  night-  servations  on  thissketc)!  of  Rppui^  fij^. 

talkers  dragged  out  of  a  watch-houtic  pery  a  little  tonger;  but  asnwrtLdMQMr^ 

ftjr  examination  cf^ram  nobis,  of  rain  folUof  on  us^  and  the  bak^yif* 

glo 


buildings  ami  their  c 

This  College  ia  govtrriea  oy  iix  ra- 
iheng  and  as  it  U  pretty  well  kilawn 
that  nloiMt  wherever  the  Jesuits  bave 
an  utablished  Sciciety,  there  (for  Ibe 
sake  of  trainiii;;  up  jauth  to  their  way 
uftbiiiking)  tli<ry  h3,ve  aSchool  or  Semi- 
nary fur  the  insiructiun  of  aucL  youth, 
wham  they  themieives  leaeh  for  a  very 
moderate  recompense  ;  to  the  cliiidren 
of  OUT  Eoglish  Roman  Catholic  Gentry, 
who  are  for  the  most  part  eilurated  here, 
^ive  nu  more  Ihaii  the  sum  of  twenty- 
fuur  pounds  sterling  per  mnuDi.'  for 
which  sum  only  they  are  supplied  with 
all  manmr  of  necessaries,  and  bave,  into 
the  agrpemeaC,  tailors,  shoemakers, 
joinen,  &c,  to  work  for  (hem,  all  upon 

What  we  neit  obierveil  here,  more 
particularly  {as  [Judged)  worth  our  no- 
lioe,  was  an  Apothecary's  shop,  exqui- 
titely  beautiful,  and  furnished  wilh  muse 
costly  drug«  and  medicines  from  Hol- 
land. Some  of  the  drawers  are  made  to 
represent  pillars  in  the  several  orders  of 
architecture,  and  have  fine  splendid 
carved  work  gilt  on  Lbe  top.'seemiiif  as 
go  many  stately  supporters  to  the  place- 
Adjoining  to  thia  is  »  room  set  apart  fir 


Mr.  IlRBaN,  Fei.  81. 

IT  it  a  general  complaint  thai  tbe 
fiuMt  Applei  of  this  country  bav« 
degenerated,  and  that  many  of  the 
belt  Ktrts  have  CDtirelj  disappeared 
from  uur  gardens  and  orchard*,  it 
would  nut  be  difficult  to  shew,  that 
ever)  nuccetsive  grafting  is  a  new 
pejoratioD  of  the  fruit  engrafted. 
B;  such  proof  the  failure  would  bt 
accounted  fur:  but  1  shall  only  at 
present  lo  far  intrude  upon  the  page* 
of  jour  Magazine,  ai  to  point  out 
an  efieclual  method  of  retainiag  g(H>d 
apples  in  (he  country  without  the 
paini  of  crafting.  In  every  perfectly 
ripe  apple  there  will  be.  found  one, 
and  sometimes  two,  round  iceds ;  the 
others  will  have  one  or  mure'  flatted 
■ides.  The  round  ones  will  produce 
the  improved  fruit,  froia  which  they 
ftc  taken;  and  those  wilh  flaUed 
side)  will  produce  ihe  fruit  of  the 
crab  upon  which  Ihe  graft  was  ia- 
■Erted.  ft  reuuirei  not  a  long  time 
to  aicertaia  tne  difieteocet  for,  ifa 
circle 


fills,  or  any  bright  yeUow  flo#erf, 
will  decoy  perch  into  a  drum-oel. 
He  who  If  ears  a  black  hat  in  saromer 
will  have  tenfold  the  number  of  flics 
upon  it  that  his  companion  will  have 
upon  a  white  one.  When  more  ob- 
senrations  of  this  kind  have  beea 
made  and  classified,  they  may  fead  to 
some  consequences  of  practical  utility. 
.We  have  obseryed  that  black  dotbes 
attract  and  retain  odours  more  sensi* 
bly  than  light  ones :  Is  it  not  possible 
that  they  may  more  readily  contract 
and  communicate  infection  ?** 


Yours,' &c. 


CVRIOSUS. 


216         Apple-trees,  —  Animats  affected  by  Colours. .       [Marcfai 

circle  is  drawn  in  rich  ground,  and  the 
^at-sided  seeds  planted  therein,  and 
the  round  seeds  in  the  centre,  the  ra- 
riation  of  quality  will  be  discovered 
in  two  or  three  years:  the  first  will 
throw  out  the  leaves  of  a  crab,  and 
the  latter  the  leaves  of  an  improved 
tree,  distinguished  in  shape,  fibre,  and 
a  lanuginous  appearance;,  and  in  due 
time,  the  fruit  of  eiach^will  put  every 
thing  beyond  doubt. 

It  is  to  be  observed,  moreover,  that 
the  jseeds  of  crabs  (being  originals) 
are  mostly,  if  not  altogether,  Jtound.  > 

Yours,  &c.  Bbnamor. 

Mr.  Urban,  March  1. 

MR.  FORBBS  (in  his  interesting 
and  splendid  **  Oriental  Me- 
moirs'*), when  at  Dazagan  in  Concan, 
then  belonging  to  'the  Mahrattas, 
kept  a  chameleon  for  several  weeks, 
and  paid  great  attention  to  its  chang- 
ing colours.  Its  general  colour  was 
*'  a  pleasant  green**  spotted  with  pale 
blue.  Its  customary  changes  were  to 
a  bright  yellow,  a  dark  olive,  and  a 
dull  green ;  but,  when  irritated,  or 
when  a  dog  approached,  in  which 
case  fear  was  perhaps  the  operating 
cause,  the  body  became  considerably 
inflated,  and  the  skin  clouded  like 
tortoise-shell,  in  shades  of  yellow, 
orange,  green,  and  black  t  in  these 
circumstances  it  appeared  to  roost 
advantage.  The  animal  was  most 
singularly  affected  by  any  thing  black  : 
the  skirting-board  of  the  room  was 
black,  and  the  creature  carefully 
avoided  it ;  but  if  by  chance  he  came 
near  it,  or  if  a  black  hat  were  placed 
in  his  ^ay,  he  shrunk  to  a  skeleton, 
and  became  black  as  jet.  It  was  evi- 
dent, by  the  care  he  took  to  avoid 
those  objects  which  occasioned  this 
change,  that  it  was  painful  to  him. 
The  colour  seemed  to  operate  like  a 
poison. 

^<The  fact,"  says  the  Quarterly 
Review,  *'is  highly  curious,  and  de- 
serves further  investigation.  We 
know  but  little  of  the  manner  in 
which  animal.i  are  affected  by  colours, 
and  that  little  is  only  known  popu- 
larly. The  buffalo  and  the  bull  are 
enraged  by  scarlet,  which,  according 
to  the  blind  man*8  notion,  acts  upon 
tbem  like  the  sound  of  a  trumpet. 
Is  it  because  the  viper  has  a  like  an- 
tipathy, that  the  viper-catchers  pre- 
tent  a  red  rag,  when  they  provoke  it 
to  bite,  to  extract  its  fangs  ?     Doffb- 


Mr.